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The ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ nature of resource shares

09 April 2010 | Straight Talk

The JSE All Share index is dominated by resource counters. The country’s top ten companies (by market capitalisation) include five commodity plays: BHP Billion (R548.834bn), Anglo American (R393.478bn), Sasol (R184.558bn), Anglo Platinum (R166.007bn) and

Taking with both hands – taxation by stealth

09 April 2010 | The Stage

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s 2010/11 budget speech left all who heard it with a warm fuzzy feeling. The so-called sin taxes (alcohol and tobacco) were hiked and taxes on fuel upped by 25c/litre, but overall Joe Average didn’t fare too badly. Gordhan

The evolution of systemic risk

09 April 2010 | Featured Story

Tectonic shift is used to describe the ‘evolution’ of Earth’s land masses. Scientists believe the seven continents we have today were once part of a single land mass, which separated over millions of years. A similar tectonic shift is taking place in the

Listed property the place to be till 2012

19 March 2010 | Featured Story

Local investors incorporate four asset classes in their portfolios. To ensure adequate capital for (and income in) retirement, they have to get the mix spot on. After studying a table of South African Asset Class returns, compiled from statistics provided

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Question

If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

Answer

2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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