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Unsettling but not surprising...

16 March 2011 | Straight Talk

On Thursday, 10 March 2011, the JSE All Share index shed 2.9%, closing at 30, 899 points. Try as they might investors haven’t been able to chase the local bourse to a closing level beyond its 22 May 2008 record of 33 233 points. They came close on Valenti

Living with user error in the 21st Century

14 March 2011 | The Stage

Am I the only South African who cannot believe the inefficiency of local municipalities in billing their customers? Given the power of modern day computer systems and the sheer variety of applications for cellular network-linked devices the generation of

Two leading financial services brands come good!

14 March 2011 | Featured Story

On 1 December 2010 – eight months after announcing that two of South Africa’s strongest financial services brands would merge – MMI Holdings’ group chief executive Nicolaas Kruger blew the “kudu horn” to welcome the new listing to the JSE. Kruger describe

Six steps to value… A share selection strategy for fantastic compound returns

02 March 2011 | Straight Talk

If you hanker after market-beating stock market performance one of your options is to follow the example set by the world’s greatest investors. On the international stage the likes of Warren Buffett and Franklin Templeton have outperformed their equity be