There’s not enough gold in Fort Knox to reward those entrepreneurs who start and build companies that create wealth and provide a livelihood for others. Oracle’s founder and until last year CEO Larry Ellison, is among them.
Anglo-South African financial services firm Old Mutual will discuss with partner Kotak Mahindra upping its stake in their Indian joint insurance venture following a rule change
Just last week, I was talking about the South African textile industry, and how it had collapsed under the pressure of global competition, so I found this interview especially interesting. In the interview, former fund manager and private equity specialist Tracey Chiappini Young talks about her new venture Taunina, a company that has South Africa … Read more
A recent attack on Socially Responsible Investing by Steve Nathan’s 10X Investments became one of Biznews.com’s best read articles. In it Nathan’s team makes a strong case for investors to select their own charitable causes rather than having these imposed on them by fund managers. Among those who publicly supported the sentiments expressed in the … Read more
It’s part of the human condition that the more money you possess, the more liberal your views. It’s no accident that the wealthy suburb of Houghton in Johannesburg was the seat of the late Helen Suzman who, during the Apartheid era, was for decades the sole liberal voice in South Africa’s Parliament. In the asset … Read more