finance

  1. Luis

    Mastercard announces technology rollouts aimed at expanding South African presence

    Mastercard announces technology rollouts aimed at expanding South African presence Mastercard is expanding its presence in South Africa and has recently announced several agreements and technology rollouts to achieve this. Most recently, Mastercard has signed a 10-year deal with Nedbank that...
  2. R

    Actual transaction cost breakdowns for Clarity/EE/Wise/Shyft/GlobalTrader etc

    I am looking to see actual end-to-end send and withdraw costs for the above platforms ( and any other platforms if anyone would like to share) I like to stay informed and I think this could be a nice central place to accumulate snapshots from real people to compare and educate. I know these...
  3. Siba

    Finance Jobs and Young people entering the Finance industry such as Hedge Firms and Investment Banking, Trading etc… In South Africa

    Hi Guys Im currently pursing my Financial Management degree and I want to do CFA upon completion but I am required to have work experience of 3 years or 4000 Hours, any places I could go to for Job placement or Volunteering positions in order to gain these hours.
  4. S

    Renegotiate interest rate when paying towards capital amount in car finance?

    Hi When making capital payments on vechile finance (MFC) is one in a position to renegotiate a lower interest or not?
  5. Goliath

    Finance manager/Accountant with hospitality & property experience required

    I know it is not really an IT job, but for the accountants on the forum this will be interesting: A group active in hospitality, property developments as well as farming side are looking for an accountant, managing of all financial aspects of the portfolio's assigned including but not limited...
  6. Mist4h20

    How are you doing with the current interest rates?

    Often wondering how people are doing with the current interest rates, especially those who bought during the covid period, feel free to participate.
  7. S

    International Bitcoin regulations with SA

    Does anyone who has a keen eye on international crypto (Bitcoin) regulations know if anything has changed in the last few months with regards to South African residents holding BTC with UK companies? I'm not too savvy with this, have some BTC, but it's just sitting in a wallet, I don't trade or...
  8. Yoda Arain

    How do I start a credit journey as an immigrant?

    I'm a non-SA national. I've got a valid visa and foreign passport, but not the SA ID, which obviously only SA citizens are entitled to. I have an FNB Aspire account with a debit card. I always like to live on only what I have. To date, I have never even realized the need to build a credit...
  9. H

    Software Dev career advice: Salary vs Contracting

    I currently work as an Intermediate software developer at one of the big 4 banks. 2023 will be my 7th year of working. Currently make 53k gross. Deductions are med aid, mandatory pension fund contribution (13.5%), UIF and PAYE. Net comes to R35K a month. I get 28 days of leave per annum, an...
  10. S

    IBKR to Shyft Withdrawal

    Hello. Has anyone managed to make a withdrawal from their Interactive Brokers account to the Shyft app? Looks like you need to provide the details of the "correspondent bank", but I'm not sure who that is. Any help or tips appreciated!
  11. V

    Refinancing A Property Held By A Trust

    Greetings all, A trust, of which I'm a trustee and beneficiary, owns a fully paid up property. I would like to find out if it is possible to refinance such a property i.e. take out a bond in the name of the trust, similar to how an individual can refinance a property they own. Thanks in...
  12. A

    EasyEquities Scamming me for R50k [HELP]

    Hi everyone, I’m posting this hoping someone here is able to assist me as I’m pulling my hair out in stress. I signed up and registered everything necessary to get started with EE and begin depositing funds. I went with their instant EFT option to deposit R50k and begin my investment journey...
  13. Toff

    What to invest in? #Diversification

    Everyone keeps on enforcing the "diversify" rule when it comes to investing, but how, specifically, efficiently and optimally, does one diversify their investments? This thread aims to only discuss diversification in EasyEquities. I have done some research for the past few months, by reading...
  14. S

    Is Private Banking for a young professional worth it?

    Hi All So I'll be starting as a CA trainee next year and will qualify for the young professionals private banking packages. Is it really worth it given bank charges and other fees being 10 times higher than normal accounts? I know Investec will offer to bank me but are the private banking...
  15. @

    CryptoFish is looking to hire a part-time web designer in Johannesburg, SA

    CryptoFish is a rapidly growing global FinTech company committed to applying Financial Intelligence in the name of Serving Humanity. The main responsibilities of this position are as follows: 1. Create style guides for the product 2. Manage all aspects related to UI & UX for new products...
  16. 12race

    Buying a used Lexus in South Africa - 2011 LEXUS IS 250 ES or EX

    First time poster, AMAZING platform I've been using for research for the last 6 years though! I'm hoping to open up a thread that can give some fresh and relevant info on owning a Lexus. Important facts like the average service costs, common problems (if any because so far all I'm finding is...
  17. W

    Getting finance for a home loan abroad (USA) ??

    I'm just wondering if this would even be possible... Absa Home Loan Calculator Price of house: R 1 000 000 Deposit: R 100 000 Interest rate: 10 % Period: 10 Years Monthly bond repayment: R11 893 Total Repayment: R1 427 227 Total interest paid: R 427 227 Bankrate Mortgage Calculator @ 1$/...
  18. M

    Sage One Accounting Online Problems

    Good evening everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I have had numerous troubles with the accounting program Sage One Accounting with is online and cloud based? In 2016 I worked for a company and would manual enter bank feeds from 3 years ago, save my work x 2, log out and switch off...
  19. W

    Investment Advice and options

    Hi awesome mybb users I would like to invest in some of nasdaq top 100. How do I go about doing this ? Do I have to use a broker ? if so which broker would you go with/had good experience with ?
  20. A

    Beginner Investment Options

    Still being young and relatively free in terms of financial constraints, I am looking to begin investing. I was thinking of the Allan Gray Equity Fund Unit Trust as it has higher returns over their Balanced Fund. I am willing to accept the additional risk as I am still young after all. Has...
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