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2018-11-14 10:00
Know what you are paying for
When choosing investment products, it is important to keep in mind that in most cases there are costs attached to every individual layer of the overall product.
2018-11-13 09:20
How to pick stocks in a lacklustre market
LONG READ: In finweek’s 8 November cover story, Trader Petri Redelinghuys explains his methodology to finding stocks that will withstand the bad times.
2018-11-08 12:45
How well have the different factor investors done in 2018?
Through careful analysis, PSG Wealth’s Schalk Louw explains why you should try to combine investment styles in order to achieve above-average performance.
2018-11-07 11:16
Dealing with delistings
An increasing number of small- and mid-cap stocks are announcing their intentions to delist. What does this mean for investors holding these shares?
2018-11-07 09:57
Your guide to medical aid and insurance costs
Protecting your health and buying insurance products for life’s unexpected events can become expensive and complex. finweek provides handy pointers that will help you ask the right questions befo ...
Ramaphosa’s number one challenge: getting rid of patronage politics
2018-11-05 14:22
Ramaphosa’s number one challenge: getting rid of patronage politics
A machine meant to be driven
2018-11-05 12:59
Like all highly-strung thoroughbreds, the Maserati Ghibli GranSport can be demure one moment and excitable the next
If things had gone to plan…
2018-11-05 13:00
Twelve years and R10bn later, we are still no closer to migrating South Africa’s television signals from analogue to digital. What appears to be clear, though, is that local consumers will be stu ...
EU Plan to tax Facebook as Amazon heads for Brussels showdown
2018-11-05 19:01
Finance ministers meeting in Brussels will try to push forward a legislative proposal for a levy on the European sales of companies with a global annual revenue of $853m or more, such as Facebook ...
Quiz #203: 5 - 12 November
2018-11-01 12:04
The quiz that appears in finweek's 8 November edition is live. Have some fun and test your general knowledge skills by giving it a go.
How micro-management impacts on business
2018-11-01 09:40
Although there are certain instances where micro-management is required, it has to be with a short-term perspective in mind. Otherwise it can stifle a team and hinder performance in the long run.
South Africa
Nov 08 2018 12:02
South Africa's mining production for September decreased 1.8% year-on-year, according to Statistics South Africa, with gold production again shrinking.
World
Nov 13 2018 06:09
In the Harvard case, Students For Fair Admissions, led by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, is suing to make the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college replace its vaunted “holistic” admissions process with a race-blind system
Money Clinic
Nov 10 2018 18:15
Donations tax is tax payable at a flat rate on the value of property disposed of by donation. Find out whether it should be included in your tax returns.
Entrepreneurs
Nov 10 2018 15:50
Renier van Rooyen, founder of Pep Stores and life-long friend of fellow retail giants Christo Wiese and Whitey Basson, has passed away at the age of 87.
Markets
Nov 14 2018 08:22
The rand, along with other emerging market currencies, firmed on the back of the weaker dollar.
Companies
Nov 12 2018 14:07
Anglo-American Platinum hosted their 19th annual PlatAfrica Jewellery competition this year and the winners were announced at a gala event in Johannesburg.
Investments
Oct 07 2018 15:52
Individuals can essentially become independent power producers by buying a solar panel, which feeds into the national grid.
Tech
Nov 14 2018 11:24
Facebook says if it ever returns to China, the company will do it in a way that preserves rights to free expression and privacy - issues that make such a move almost impossible today.
Finweek
Nov 14 2018 10:00
When choosing investment products, it is important to keep in mind that in most cases there are costs attached to every individual layer of the overall product.