Foot-shooting Standard Bank introduces 1.2% fee for unutilised overdrafts

Having worked in the executive of a bank for a couple years I got used to hearing complaints about the business. Most were unjustified, but occasionally a client raised something indefensible. Judged on the view expressed here by Graeme Codrington, Standard Bank’s latest move – charging a fee on unutilized overdraft facilities – falls firmly … Read more

CEOs who don’t take social media very seriously are an endangered species – top SA futurist

If you aren’t tweeting and checking in regularly to social media channels, and have delegated these roles to others, you are in danger of becoming a business dinosaur. That is the stark and compelling warning from Graeme Codrington, one of South Africa’s most sought-after futurists in global business circles, in this open letter to CEOs.  … Read more