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| FINANCIAL MARKETS
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| Competition
Amendment Bill
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President Jacob Zuma has signed the controversial Competition Amendment
Bill into law. The Bill has been prohibited twice by the Presidency based
on fears that it was unconstitutional.
Businesses have lobbied against the new Bill since it was first tabled in
Parliament last year, as it places a heavy responsibility on company
directors with its provisions on “complex monopolies” and criminal
sanctions against directors. Under the new act, directors and managers can
be held personally liable, and face prison terms and fines, for
price-fixing activities.
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| Transition
to the 2009 Consumer
Price Index (CPI) |
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In February 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) introduced a revamped Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the publication of the CPI for January 2009. Various changes, methodological and other, will be implemented in the construction of this CPI, and these changes are of three main types.
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| Outlook
into 2009 |
The financial market distress of 2008 was driven primarily by the calamitous
collapse of global economic activity, which hit a wall in June of this year.
Perhaps the best measure of this is global freight rates, which have fallen 96%
since June 2008.
Article
by Richard
Simpson – Obsidian Capital
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| FINANCIAL MARKETS
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Deloitte
Tax Grapevine
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On Wednesday, 11 February 2009, the South
African Minister of Finance, Mr Trevor Manuel, delivered his 2009 Budget
Speech.
This Tax Grapevine summarises the tax highlights of this speech.
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South
Africa and broader African economic integration
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Worldwide,
illegal immigration and economic integration are pressing issues. Whether
it concerns open borders or reducing trade barriers, economic integration
meets fierce resistance and governments are battling to respond
effectively.
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by Jason Mattes
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| FINANCIAL MARKETS
DIRECTORY — REVIEW
2008 |
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| Interest
Rates |
Interest is the amount a borrower pays a
lender for the use of the funds borrowed. There are a wide range of
interest rates, including the various rates on deposits, the prime lending
rate of banks, rates on mortgage bonds (home loans), the repo rate of the
South African Reserve Bank, rates charged by micro-lenders and the rate on
government stock, to mention but a few.
Click the link below to see a table showing the prime and repo interest
changes since 2000 with the CPI figures for the same period.
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Source: South African Reserve Bank www.reservebank.co.za
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| The National Credit Act |
First National Bank, as a registered
credit provider, fully supports the National Credit Act. It is their aim
to meet your credit needs in a responsible manner.
Find out more about the NCA click
here.
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Credit Act - FNB brochure (English)
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The National Credit Act, which came into
effect on 1 June 2007, is designed to protect borrowers from undue
risk and to create a fair and non-discriminatory lending market. The Act
determines the way in which credit is applied for granted.
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| FINANCIAL MARKETS HANDBOOK - REVIEW
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| FINANCIAL MARKETS HANDBOOK -
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| FINANCIAL MARKETS HANDBOOK - REVIEW 2005 |
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