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Business Day Live Markets

• Asian stocks under pressure April 20, 2018
  Equities in China underperform and those in Hong Kong and Korea tumble, while Japanese shares fluctuate as the yen weakens
• Oil slips but remains close to three-year highs April 20, 2018
  Brent slips due to profit-taking following Thursday’s multi-year highs, but Opec-led supply cuts and strong demand is gradually drawing down excess supply
• High noon for Steinhoff on Friday April 20, 2018
  Steinhoff International chairwoman Heather Sonn faces the furniture retailer’s angry shareholders in Amsterdam
• Market data - April 19 2018 April 19, 2018
  Market data including bonds, unit trusts and fuel prices
• Commodities in wild swings as US talks of more Russia sanctions April 19, 2018
  Saudi Arabia is still pushing for oil at up to $100 also added to volatile trading; Wall Street equity indices fell on a broad-based tech-stock slump
• MARKET WRAP: JSE closes lower as rand hedges retreat April 19, 2018
  Property stocks recovered with the index rising 1.64% and shares in the Resilient stable rising sharply after being hammered over the past few months

Business Day Live Economy

• WATCH: Can SA convince investors we’re worth the risk? April 20, 2018
  ETM Analytics chief economist George Glynos talks to Business Day TV about SA’s investment case
• Prices the key trigger for action, says Lesetja Kganyago April 20, 2018
  The Reserve Bank has ‘breathing space’ should risks to its inflation outlook materialise, says the governor
• WATCH: Are recent upbeat data releases sustainable? April 19, 2018
  Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings talks to Business Day TV about the retail sales and inflation numbers and what they mean for the economy
• Retail sales growth increases 4.9% in February, says Stats SA April 18, 2018
  Economists said retail sales growth would slow to 2.8% from January’s 3.1%; in current prices, SA’s retailers sold R80.3bn worth of goods in February
• Five articles that reveal what Cyril Ramaphosa’s new economic adviser thinks April 18, 2018
  Business Day columnist Trudi Makhaya has been appointed economic adviser to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Here’s what she thinks about the economy
• Inflation dip ‘no signal for rate cut’ April 18, 2018
  Strengthening of the rand against the dollar has helped to alleviate the pressures and boost consumer spending and retail sales

IOL

• OPINION: Market's current volatility not abnormal April 20, 2018
  After the relative calm of the past few years, this feels like a very strange world writes Richard Harwood.
• Changes give PSG Konsult a lift April 20, 2018
  PSG Konsult said the improved economic outlook and political leadership changes in SA made clients more optimistic of their financial wellbeing.
• British regulators to fine Barclays CEO, monitor whistleblowing programme April 20, 2018
  Regulators have concluded efforts of Barclays chief executive to unmask a whistleblower at the bank represented a breach of individual conduct.
• Collecting Krugerrands: Know the story, understand the value April 20, 2018
  SPONSORED CONTENT: Krugerrands are the most popular 1oz gold bullion coin in the world with o60 million coins sold to date.
• Independent board advises Murray & Roberts shareholders to reject ATON bid April 20, 2018
  Murray & Roberts said on Friday that an independent board had recommended that its shareholders reject a takeover bid by Germany’s ATON.
• Steinhoff acting chairman: 'Good progress made on irregularities' April 20, 2018
  The acting chairman of Steinhoff, Heather Sonn, told shareholders on Friday the company had made “good progress on the accounting irregularities”.

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Tech Central

• Sales outlook ignites fears that smartphones have peaked April 20, 2018
  Asian technology stocks joined their peers in a global swoon after a disappointing sales outlook from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Apple’s main chip supplier, rekindled concerns that the smartphone The post Sales outlook ignites fears that smartphones have peaked appeared first on TechCentral.
• ZTE says US ban ‘unacceptable’, vows legal action April 20, 2018
  China’s ZTE has blasted the US government decision to impose a seven-year ban on its purchases of crucial American components, calling the move "extremely unfair" and "unacceptable". The Shenzhen-based communications The post ZTE says US ban ‘unacceptable’, vows legal action appeared first on TechCentral.
• SA firms at high risk from Europe’s GDPR April 19, 2018
  Businesses in South Africa, and the broader continent, that process customer data from the European Union must ensure they are fully compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, set to become effective The post SA firms at high risk from Europe’s GDPR appeared first on TechCentral.
• Why Facebook fears Europe’s new privacy rules April 19, 2018
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg have apologised (again and again) for the company's handling of user data. The best indication that they aren't actually sorry The post Why Facebook fears Europe’s new privacy rules appeared first on TechCentral.
• Openserve doubles home fibre speeds April 19, 2018
  Telkom's wholesale division, Openserve, has introduced a speedier fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband plan offering 200Mbit/s download speeds to consumers. Previously, the company's fastest FTTH The post Openserve doubles home fibre speeds appeared first on TechCentral.
• Vodacom claims 80% 4G coverage April 19, 2018
  Vodacom said on Thursday that is has achieved 80% population coverage with 4G/LTE and claimed to be the first operator in South Africa to reach this target. Its 3G and 2G population coverage is 99.78% and The post Vodacom claims 80% 4G coverage appeared first on TechCentral.

Allan Gray

• Orbis Global Equity: Investing differently April 18, 2018
  Over the last five years, the median global equity manager has underperformed the MSCI World Index and many value-oriented global equity managers have done...
• Long-term investing should have nothing to fear from the viceroys April 18, 2018
  Activist short sellers have been a prominent feature in stock markets for many years. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype when their ideas hit the news....
• How to be a responsible investor April 18, 2018
  Responsible investing has become a front-page issue in the last year as companies, investors and asset managers have had to respond to a number of ethical an...
• Thinking about your view of risk April 18, 2018
  Our primary concern as an investment manager is creating wealth for clients. To do this, we need to balance investment performance for clients with the risk...
• 2018 Q1 Comments from the Chief Operating Officer April 18, 2018
  Between countries and within a country over time, there is a strong correlation between the proportion of respondents answering on a standard survey that...
• Do you need to rethink you offshore investment exposure? April 18, 2018
  Treasury’s decision to increase offshore investment limits for unit trusts, investment managers and long-term insurers is great news for savers and their...

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• Small Business Website Dos & Don’ts: 20 Tips for Success [Infographic] April 20, 2018
  Are you looking for ways to improve your business website? Perhaps you’re in the process of creating a new site and need help with the initial design and build? Wedding Wire share 20 dos and don’ts for success in this infographic. Here’s my top 5 from their list: Make sure your site is mobile and […]
• 10 Tips to Build Trust on Your Ecommerce Website [Infographic] April 20, 2018
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• 13 Blogging Stats for 2018: Why Your Business Must Blog More [Infographic] April 20, 2018
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• Online Marketing for Beginners: 55 Ways to Get More Website Visitors [Infographic] April 19, 2018
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• 27 Ways to Increase Sales on Your Ecommerce Website [Infographic] April 19, 2018
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• 19 Types of Email to Send Your Subscribers Without Being Annoying [Infographic] April 19, 2018
  Are you looking for ways to generate more engagement with your email subscribers? Want to vary the emails you send without being annoying? Tami Brehse shares 19 types of email to send your subscribers in this infographic. Here’s a quick summary: The Thank You Email The Follow-Up Email The Review Request The Win-Back Email The […]