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New board members
- April 29, 2019
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
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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.
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South African bank lending practices survey WP/2018/05
- December 14, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: Working Papers
The latest release of the South African Bank Lending Practices Survey, which measures lending sentiment of senior credit practitioners across the industry, continues to…
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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 …
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New board members
- October 9, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
The Centre of Excellence in Financial Services is proud to announce the appointment of three new board members, bringing the total number of board members to …
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South African bank lending practices survey WP/2018/03
- August 8, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: Working Papers
The second South African Bank Lending Practices Survey (BLPS), completed by senior decision makers in banks, has been completed. The survey continues to provide insight into the sentiment of bankers in South Africa and remains…
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Measuring concentration in banking
- July 12, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
The measurement of concentration is often used as a proxy for, or indicator of competition in a sector. The highly regulated nature of certain sectors, such as banking, may challenge this conventional wisdom…
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Regulatory Technology
- July 5, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: News
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The advancements in computing power and data science have significantly improved data processing capability and big data is the latest commodity to be monetised. The regulatory authorities, who have been tasked with consumer protection and systemic stability, must…
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Directed Risk Research Programme Conference
- June 13, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Categories: Events, News
The Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has collaborated in promoting applied research in risk since 2012. One specific area of association has been research in risk analytics. The DST has …
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Bank lending practices survey WP/2018/02
- March 29, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Category: Working Papers
Coefs has developed a bank lending practices survey (BLPS) which was completed by senior credit decision makers in banks. The survey was designed to give us an indication of the banks’…
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In pursuit of efficient financial markets for the SADC region
- January 10, 2018
- Posted by: Nonceba Qabazi
- Categories: News, Publication, Reports
Through discussions with practitioners from South African banks, a number of challenges were identified linked to the growth of vibrant financial markets within individuals countries in the African continent, which in turn frustrate the …