Absa Group Chief Executive Maria Ramos has been appointed to the Barclays Group Executive Committee with immediate effect, in a restructuring announced by Barclays Group Chief Executive John Varley. 5 Nov 2009 13:29
The Debt Help Financial Services (DHFS), a well-established financial management company specialising in debt management, has produced a short guide on how consumers should spend their bonuses wisely this year. Its mission is to teach people about managing their cash flow which can keep them out of debt and help them save. 5 Nov 2009 11:02
The Mobility 2009 research project, released yesterday Tuesday 3 November 2009, by leading market research organisation World Wide Worx, indicates that more people bank from their cellphones than from their PCs in South Africa. The study is being conducted in four phases, with the first three looking at the use of mobile technologies by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), consumers and corporations and the final phase exploring the mobile internet. 4 Nov 2009 10:07
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] A recent study conducted by World Wide Worx and backed by First National Bank (FNB) and BlackBerry has revealed that many consumers out of SA's 16 million urban cellphone users are highly aspirational people looking to upgrade their phones, and are looking specifically for devices that have more features. 4 Nov 2009 09:24
[Iseko Njobeni] Fuel retailers are not keen on the use of credit cards as, in their present format, the move will squeeze their government-set retail margin, according to a fuel retailers' body. 3 Nov 2009 12:38
Ammo, wiWallet's first mobile wallet, launched by Brandnew Marketing on behalf of LifeWorld, a company that offers customer-based loyalty programs, is currently being introduced to Cape Town through a series of activations. 30 Oct 2009 08:54
[Jane Steinacker] Under the National Credit Act, consumers can ask for debt counselling and debt review to allow them to draw up a payment plan for their debts, rather than get a court judgment which effectively shuts them out of the credit system. 26 Oct 2009 20:52
The unfavourable economic situation is likely to dictate Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Tuesday, 27 October 2009. 26 Oct 2009 15:17
South Africa's repo rate has been left unchanged at 7%, outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni announced on Thursday, 22 October 2009. 22 Oct 2009 16:52
Economists have predicted that the repo rate will remain unchanged when the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) makes its decision later today, 22 October 2009. 22 Oct 2009 11:07
Senior members of the banking industry and the legal fraternity, recently came together to discuss fraud in the South African mortgage lending industry, which was co-hosted by Korbitec Property Division and GlenRand MIB. 15 Oct 2009 10:30
Fin24.com has launched an online game called Finopoly aimed at encouraging readers to engage with financial markets and find out more about investment options, news and trends on the Fin24.com news portal. It aims to encourage people to start playing an active role in their personal wealth creation. 14 Oct 2009 10:59
Mobile network operators in South Africa have seen a significant evolution and growth in mobile data usage over the past two years driven primarily by services such as mobile Internet and other multimedia services. 12 Oct 2009 12:49