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2018-11-15 09:21
Taking the guesswork out of ad pricing
YAP uses big data and artificial intelligence to transform the online advertising space.
2018-11-15 10:59
The devil’s in the detail
When releasing results, companies will usually kick off with their best numbers. So, when a set of results seems obscure, or lacks detail, you should probably start asking why.
2018-11-15 10:25
Will the rand surprise us?
With 2018 far from over, anything can still happen. But could the aggressiveness with which the rand and the local stock market recently (and every so often) improved, be signs of a rally before ...
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.
How to pick stocks in a lacklustre market
2018-11-13 09:20
LONG READ: In finweek’s 8 November cover story, Trader Petri Redelinghuys explains his methodology to finding stocks that will withstand the bad times.
How well have the different factor investors done in 2018?
2018-11-08 12:45
Through careful analysis, PSG Wealth’s Schalk Louw explains why you should try to combine investment styles in order to achieve above-average performance.
Dealing with delistings
2018-11-07 11:16
An increasing number of small- and mid-cap stocks are announcing their intentions to delist. What does this mean for investors holding these shares?
Your guide to medical aid and insurance costs
2018-11-07 09:57
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
South Africa
Nov 19 2018 20:14
Without multilateral cooperation it will not be possible to master the major global challenges, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said during a visit to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.
World
Nov 19 2018 14:12
As beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May fights for her survival amid a backlash from her own party over a draft agreement to leave the EU, Twitter has been flooded with memes questioning how the UK got itself into such a mess.
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 17 2018 15:58
An unemployed Rwandan woman has started an international business selling about 1 000 bottles of homemade beetroot wine. She now employs 17 people.
Markets
Nov 19 2018 08:33
The rand held onto its gains for most of the day.
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 17 2018 14:34
Tencent plans to rein in content on WeChat by culling the number of public accounts on the platform, responding to the latest in a series of Chinese government clean-ups.
Finweek
Nov 19 2018 12:02
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