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Transform or bust, the choice is yours

09 March 2022

The handful of financial advisory firms that still believe they will be able to trade indefinitely without tackling transformation in their businesses are in for a rude awakening, as lawmakers and regulators bring all the instruments at their disposal to bear. On the one hand they face the imminent Employment Equity Amendment Bill (EEAB), which has made its way through Parliament and now sits with the National Council of Provinces for concurrence… On the other, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has just released a Draft Financial Sector Transformation Strategy for public comment.

ZA180 billion revenue windfall ensures top marks for Budget 2022

25 February 2022

The financial press was awash with headlines immediately following the Budget 2022 address, ranging from ‘boring but responsible’ to ‘a feel-good budget’ to ‘something for everyone’ to ‘Fitch pours cold water over budget’. To gauge opinion on the 23 February speech we tuned in to five 30-second sound clips broadcast over Moneyweb.co.za. Imagine our amazement to learn that the average score awarded the Minister of Finance by four economists and one finance editor was a staggering 7.5 out of 10. Wait! What? As a responsible taxpayer who watched the broadcast live, this writer could not agree with this level of post-budget enthusiasm.

Go to the ANT, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise

13 February 2022

Nothing illustrates the impact of exponential improvements in technology on the financial services sector than a head-to-head comparison of Bank of America and Ant Group. The former is a US banking heavyweight with around 67 million customers, mostly onboarded after the then 94-year-old business was acquired by NationsBank of Charlotte in 1998. Ant Group, meanwhile, is rooted in China. It is an affiliate of the Alibaba Group, which holds a host of financial services brands, including Alipay, with has gained more than a billion active users in around 19 years.

Pay attention to the risk environment, or live to regret it

20 January 2022

A thorough understanding of the global risk environment is necessary for firms operating in today’s competitive marketplace. Even small and mid-size, domestically-focused firms can get a jump on competitors by staying up to date on the dominant themes keeping the leadership teams at global multinational corporations up at night. The Global Risks Report 2022 (GRR), published annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF), offers a comprehensive assessment of prevailing risk sentiment. This year’s report was compiled with assistance from Marsh McLennan, SK Group and Zurich Insurance Group.

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