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Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa
- January 30, 2023
- Posted by: Administrator
- Categories: News, Publication, Reports
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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.
Grounding Butterflies so change can take place
- August 8, 2022
- Posted by: Asande Mahlaba
- Categories: News, Opinion Pieces
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”.
The Archegos saga demonstrates once again that banks’ and financial institutions’ quest for huge returns trumps prudent risk management OP/2022/01
- January 23, 2022
- Posted by: Asande Mahlaba
- Categories: News, Opinion Pieces
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.
Measuring competition in banking
- November 3, 2021
- Posted by: Asande Mahlaba
- Categories: News, Publication, Reports
The most popular method of measuring competition in banking is the Herfindahl-Hirshman index that measures concentration as a proxy for competition. We examine 17 different mathematical models used to measure competition and begin framing the challenges that need to be considered to ensure that policy decisions, driven by competition concerns, will have the greatest positive impact on social welfare.
Stakeholder Engagement Report 2019/20
- July 21, 2021
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Categories: News, Stakeholder Reports
During the past year, the governance of COEFS remained an important focal point with the appointment of a new chairman, Mr. Bert Chanetsa for a term of three-years, and the finalisation of the board charter.We welcomed new board members Ms. Karabo Morule, the former Managing Director of Old Mutual Personal Finance and Ms. Bongi Kunene, the incoming Managing Director of The Banking Association South Africa to the board.We also said goodbye to Mr. Leon Campher with his role at ASISA increasingly demanding more of his time to be committed to national initiatives to rebuild the economy.
New board membership
- September 30, 2020
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
The Centre of Excellence in Financial Services is proud to announce the appointment of Ms. Bongiwe Kunene as an independent non-executive director.
New board member
- October 23, 2019
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Ms. Karabo Morule has accepted an independent non-executive director position at the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services.
New chairman appointed
- August 16, 2019
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
The board of the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services is proud to announce the appointment of Mr Bert Chanetsa as its chairman.
New board members
- April 29, 2019
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
It gives us great pleasure to announce that both Dr Reuel Khoza and Mr Sizwe Nxasana have accepted non-executive director positions at the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services.
Understanding the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report
- October 19, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Categories: News, Publication, Reports
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is an annual report designed to assess competitiveness pillars of economies around the world, with the aim of influencing policy decisions and economic development strategy for …