Sep 3, 2018
African GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth continues to fall short of the magic 5% annual figure often given as the number needed to make a substantial dent in poverty. In South Africa, again officially the continent’s biggest economy, growth went negative in...
Sep 3, 2018
By Sharanjeet Shan, CEO at Maths Centre Incorporating Sciences (MCIS) With the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) looming, a solid STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) is imperative to bring about the ability to problem-solve. Arising from critical and...
Sep 3, 2018
Competition in the retail industry is fiercer than ever. Between ecommerce sites and subscription services, consumers have plenty of choices when it comes to where they spend their time and money. By Higor Torchia, country manager for Vend in the UK and EMEA To stay...
Aug 31, 2018
Old Mutual is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring a series of services to the markets in which the company operates. Vuyo Mpako, chief digital and data officer at Old Mutual, says working with AWS allows the financial services giant to bring innovation and...
Aug 30, 2018
Robo-advisors have come a long way since their launch more than a decade ago. Providing financial advice or online investment management with minimum human intervention, people have become more open to them in today’s digital environment. Stuart Blyth, director...
Aug 29, 2018
South African investment administration services provider Curo has implemented Infovest’s Investment Data Management solution to automate reporting and alerting, support data governance and enhance customer service. With Infovest Investment Data Management (IDM) and...