When Kristin reached out to me and said “I’d love to hear tips on connecting in business: networking online, offline, building meaningful relationships, and being genuine while building a business”, I immediately started drafting this…
The sell-off and the opportunity
For the year to the end of October, the FTSE/JSE Shareholder Weighted All Share Index (SWIX) was down 13.6%. Over the last 12 months it was 11.1% lower, including dividends. Investors would have been substantially…
Bedevilled by the fallen angels – Part 2
Part 1 of the fallen angels series looks at the collapse of Steinhoff. Aspen How a growth stock became a value stock in a week This hasn’t been a good year for Aspen CEO Steven Saad.…
Companies are battling to meet their gender targets
Only 10 of the 267 JSE-listed companies analysed in a new study have gender parity on their boards. The report, issued by the 30% Club Southern Africa, researched the opportunities that exist for women on…
Why autocorrect makes so many mistakes, according to…
Autocorrect has been a feature on the iPhone for over 10 years, but it still makes so many frustrating mistakes while we text. To get to the bottom of the issue, we spoke with Ken…
Home equity lines of credit fuel worries after…
Rising interest rates and efforts by policymakers and regulators to tame climbing residential real estate prices are prompting concerns about the ability of Canadians to manage popular and widespread home equity lines of credit. Research…
Home equity lines of credit fuel worries after…
Rising interest rates and efforts by policymakers and regulators to tame climbing residential real estate prices are prompting concerns about the ability of Canadians to manage popular and widespread home equity lines of credit. Research…
Kraft to sell century-old Canadian cheese business to…
Kraft Heinz Co has agreed to sell its Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat SpA in a $1.62 billion deal that will help Kraft trim its debt and extend the North American footprint of Parmalat…
Kraft to sell century-old Canadian cheese business to…
Kraft Heinz Co has agreed to sell its Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat SpA in a $1.62 billion deal that will help Kraft trim its debt and extend the North American footprint of Parmalat…