- Grounding 'butterflies' so change
can take flightOP/2022/02
Stakeholder Engagement Report2020/21
South African
Bank Lending Practices
SurveyWP/2021/11
The Archegos sagaOP/2022/01
Measuring competition
in bankingRR/2021/02

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The Centre of Excellence in Financial Services was registered on the 23rd of December 2016.
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Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa
With both a health crisis and a mobility crisis, caused by the restrictions of a National State of Disaster, the financial sector adapted their contingency plans for a financial crisis, to place the customer at the centre while rapidly shifting to a work from home environment for everyone, never anticipated by a highly regulated and conservative sector. This research covers the impact of Covid-19 on the financial sector in South Africa.
January 30, 2023 Read moreGrounding Butterflies so change can take place
Gordon Gecko said “greed is good” in the movie Wall Street. I say change is good. It has influenced my professional journey and has had an enriching effect on my career. Now, as a coach and capacity builder,in the words of an African proverb, I am “lighting other candles”.
August 31, 2022 Read moreSouth African bank lending practices survey WP/2021/11
Since our March 2021 Survey, we experienced rioting and looting in KwaZulu Natal and other provinces during July. The subsequent month-on-month data does not show a noticeable change in bank lending as a result thereof.
February 17, 2022 Read moreThe Archegos saga demonstrates once again that banks’ and financial institutions’ quest for huge returns trumps prudent risk management OP/2022/01
Is it a question of shortness of memory on the part of financial institutions, or is it just a matter of the prospect of huge returns making risky investment decisions worthwhile? Whatever the motivation, the Archegos implosion has prompted regulators in the US, UK, Switzerland and Japan to investigate the risk controls of eight major banks including Credit Suisse, Nomura, Morgan Stanley, UBS, MUFG and Mizuho, who collectively suffered losses in excess of US$10 billion.
January 23, 2022 Read more