by Ryan Osborn | Apr 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Debtor management is still a big problem for most of South Africa’s municipalities, as bad debts continue to prevent them from generating consistent cash flows. This is what the Global Credit Ratings’ Local Authority Industry Bulletin revealed, which assesses the...
by Ryan Osborn | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
One day, you will need to take care of your elderly parents finances. As people age, the roles of child and parent often slowly reverse. Elder financial abuse is becoming prevalent. Sadly, caretakers and relatives are often to blame. A single scam can cost your...
by Ryan Osborn | Apr 12, 2016 | Credit
Your First Credit Card A lot of us tend to overdo it, when we get our first taste of plastic. When you get that first credit card, you convince yourself you’ll only use it for emergencies. Then a long weekend pops up and you’re invited away before payday, so you...
by Ryan Osborn | Mar 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
R15/$ Ceiling Broken Today the rand strengthened to above the R15/$ ceiling for the first time since December, after US federal reserve bank chairperson Janet Yellen’s dovish comments yesterday. Yellen said the bank will be taking a more cautious approach to rate...
by Ryan Osborn | Jan 26, 2016 | Credit
Keeping up with the Curve Economists agree that the South African Reserve Bank’s (Sarb’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) is likely to announce a 0.5% interest rate hike on Thursday, 28 January 2015 . This interest rate hike of 50 basis points (bps) is far...
