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Challenges for South Africa’s asset management industry
South Africa’s asset management industry is facing a raft of regulatory changes largely associated with local pension fund reforms and enhanced investor protection as driven by global developments. In...
View ArticleEmerging markets lead the way for mHealth
Doctors and healthcare payers in the developed and emerging markets feel that the adoption of mobile technology in healthcare or mHealth is inevitable. Mobile healthcare solutions are being deployed...
View ArticleTax reforms continue worldwide despite economic turmoil
Worldwide governments continue to reform their tax systems despite the recent economic uncertainty, with 31 economies having taken steps from June last year to May 2012 to make it easier and cost less...
View ArticlePwC Tax Predictions 2013 National Budget
Given the recent economic uncertainty and the strikes in the mining and agricultural sectors, PwC Tax Services predicts further reductions in SA’s tax revenues in the 2013 National Budget Review, most...
View ArticlePwC 2013 Tax Budget Comments
Personal Income Tax Higher income tax earners will have R231,25 less income tax to pay per month, assuming they have a basic annual taxable income of R700,000. Lower income tax earners will pay R86...
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PwC: South Africa’s insurance industry – Stable despite continued market...
COVER attended the release of PwC’s the Second Edition of Insurance Industry Analysis at an event in Johannesburg last week (19 March). Tom Winterboer The financial results of South Africa’s major...
View ArticleSouth Africa and South African consumers stand to benefit from global shale...
Global developments in the unconventional oil and gas market, more specifically in the shale oil space, could revolutionise the world’s energy markets over the next couple of decades, resulting in...
View ArticleCan SA benefit from global shale oil developments?
Global developments in the unconventional oil and gas market, more specifically in the shale oil space, could revolutionise the world’s energy markets over the next couple of decades, resulting in...
View ArticleEmerging economies set to grow at much faster rate than G7 by 2050, according...
The emerging economies are set to grow much faster than the G7 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and Canada) over the next four decades, according to a report released by...
View ArticleNamibian withholding tax: implications for multinationals
A withholding tax in Namibia is expected to place an increasing tax burden on multinational companies who provide business consulting and management services to Namibian entities, warns professional...
View ArticlePwC announces the launch of the PwC Tax Journalist of the Year Award...
PwC South Africa is proud to announce the launch of the 2013 PwC Tax Journalist of the Year Award competition, 2013. Tax journalists in South Africa are rarely acknowledged both in the media and in...
View ArticleSkills gap is hindering growth for business
Business leaders are calling for government to prioritise initiatives that help foster a skilled workforce, as more than half of CEOs around the world say a lack of key skills is hampering their growth...
View ArticleSharp rise predicted in global assignments as organisations try to plug...
PwC research predicts that the number of workers taking on global assignments is set to increase by 50% in the next decade as companies re-think where their talent needs to be based to fulfill their...
View ArticleDigitisation and mobile access change SA entertainment and media
Increased Internet access will remain a significant force behind the major growth in the South African entertainment and media industry, reflecting expanded broadband devices and more use of smart...
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SA banks well positioned despite international headwinds
Combined headline earnings up 11,5%; average ROE of 16,1%; impairment charges up 6,7%; total operating income up 9%; operating expenses up 6,6%. The financial results of South Africa’s four major...
View ArticleGrowth on African continent is shaping the business agenda for CEOs
CEOs in Africa are optimistic about the prospects for revenue growth over the next 12 months, according to a report issued by PwC today. CEOs in Ghana (94%), South Africa (90%), Zimbabwe (90%) and...
View Article35 of SA’s large companies contribute a total of R152 billion in taxes to the...
South Africa’s large companies contributed a total of R152 billion in taxes to the economy, making up 17.6% of government’s total tax receipts for its fiscal year ended 31 March 2013. For 2012, these...
View ArticleIPCC carbon budget to 2100 will be used by 2034, according to PwC analysis
- Results show carbon budget limits are now within the planning cycle of major infrastructure and business investment decisions increasing the risk of stranded assets The world is on track to blow the...
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Regulation rates no.1 risk Globally and in South Africa
The greatest risk currently facing the insurance industry comes from the wave of new regulation being introduced at international and local levels. The CSFI’s (Centre for the Study of Financial...
View ArticleSA companies making progress in integrating sustainability into their...
South African businesses have reached a plateau regarding integrating sustainability into their business beyond which they cannot progress without radical changes being made to market structures and...
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