Finance
What Can Affect Your Credit Rate?
Since gaining credit is about paying or utilising money of which you don’t have lenders when they give you money they’ll need to know if you’ll pay it back. And that’s what your credit score is for to
Top 10 Investment Options That Have The Best Returns
The more you invest the more your wealth will grow. As with any investment, you want the best returns at a low a risk as possible. And preferably a savings or investment vehicle
Tips On Becoming Creditworthy In South Africa
The first step in assessing your credit worthiness would be to know what your credit score is. This is because your credit score is an indication of how risky you are to
Top 5 Offshore Investments To Watch In 2019
An offshore mutual fund is an investment vehicle based in an offshore location like International Currency Markets. The International Currency Market is a market in which participants from around the world buy
Top 5 Investment Fund Managers In South Africa
Investment fund managers provide financial advice and services to private and corporate clients about a range of investment matters. These include buying and selling investment trusts and shares or bonds, to
The Role Of SARB In SA Banking Industry
There are a number of key roles that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) plays in the South African banking industry these include: • Bank Supervision The Reserve Bank is responsible for
The Role Of Financial Regulation In Successful Economies
Financial sector regulation is important because it provides stability to the markets. It serves to protect customers, workers and taxpayers from moral hazards that are inherent in certain decisions. Its functions
How Efficient Is Internet Banking?
As commercialisation of the internet evolved in the early 1990s, traditional brick-and-mortar banks began to investigate ways of delivering limited online services to reduce operating costs. The success of these
Financial Services Industry Overview
Financial technology, or FinTech, is reshaping the financial services sector as we know it. And when it comes to banking it all comes down to banking on the future. From driving greater
Financial Sector Regulation Act 2017 – What It Means For SA Economy
South Africa (SA) follows other jurisdictions, such as the UK in implementing a Twin Peaks approach to regulation. Having dedicated regulatory authorities for prudential and conduct matters. In SA, these regulatory bodies will be
