Financial Planning

The latest announcements were too little, too late for many small businesses. A continued lockdown with no end in sight is not in the best interests of the small business sector and the economy.

Alternative lender Merchant Capital has launched an innovative short-term finance product to give the hard hit restaurant sector a much-needed injection of working capital to help ease the

FNB Life expects to approve approximately R100 million worth of credit life insurance claims by June 2020 for consumers whose finances have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. 

Many expats are likely to face “unexpected tax complications” because of the lockdown restrictions, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and services organisations.

The coronavirus pandemic has “significantly or very significantly” affected the family earnings of about three quarters of ordinary South Africans who took part in a snapshot survey, and the

FNB and WesBank have approved payment breaks on more than 500 000 credit agreements for nearly 150 000 individual and business customers since 1 April 2020. The relief includes payment breaks and/or

entrepreneurs are tough minded by nature and now is the time to put all your energy into ensuring your business not only survives but is well placed to take advantage of the upturn, which will come.

In a world where it’s hard to see even the immediate future, it can be even harder to keep ethics top of mind, particularly in times of desperation. However, it’s at these times that an ethical approach