Contributing bloggers to BizNews
Over the past few weeks we’ve been watched with interest  how the Free Market Foundation has been stepping in where others have feared to tread. First we had a passionate chairman Herman Mashaba explaining why SA’s inflexible labour legislation is having the unintended consequence of boosting unemployment. Then came CEO Leon Louw explaining why the … Read more
Cadence Capital is concerned that Pick n Pay is trying to paint too optimistic a picture with its claim of a 35% pro-forma profit improvement in financials released today. The firm maintains a two day difference in the trading period has been manipulated to produce an artificial boost – and wonders whether this was by … Read more
Asset management entrepreneur Magda Wierzycka is set to shake up the financial services sector by making a move that could spark a price war between index tracker fund providers. She has decided to build her company, Sygnia, into South Africa’s biggest passive asset manager, starting by undercutting competitors and making index-tracking funds very attractive for … Read more
In his latest piece, popular Biznewz blogger Enrico Liebenberg offers a way forward for money lenders in the high risk sector to improve their reputation, and therefore share price, at the same time as making a meaningful difference to the wellbeing of their customers. He reckons personal finance education is the way to improve collection … Read more
Professional investors are eyeing ways to make money around extensions to the Gautrain network. Property and companies linked to development are likely to prove to be winners, reckons Geoff Blount, CEO of Cannon Asset Managers. In this piece, Geoff takes an early look at investment opportunities, offering valuable pointers to anyone who wants to emulate … Read more
Successful time management is about more than meeting deadlines: it is about freeing up psychological space to be creative. When you’re given a tight deadline, do you achieve more in less time? Executive coach Dale Williams grapples with the mysteries of time, and how it features in business success, in his latest blog for Biznewz. … Read more
Fund manager Charlie Graham is back on his unsecured lending hobby horse. But this time he is asking serious questions about the schitzophrenia of the public sector. Why, he asks, are the pensions of Government Employees being used to finance a structure that causes so much misery for so many citizens? His open letter to … Read more
Ann Nurock’s first contribution was well read by the Biznewz community. This one is also sure to hit the mark. She has applied her mind to the growing wave of businesses which follow the free-mium model – or work on ways of encouraging sharing to eliminate waste. An enlightening read. – AH By Ann Nurock* … Read more
How do you know if a country’s currency is going to continue to weaken or whether it is about to get stronger? Not easy, but there are some clues. The Economist came up with the Big Mac Index, which compares prices of identical burgers sold by a global fast-food outlet to show you what your … Read more