CFO Talks - Idea Sharing for CFOs
271 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -CFO Talks™ is devoted to sharing ideas and conversations between CFO’s.
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Pros and Cons of Business Rescue
July 04, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBLouis Klopper, senior business rescue practitioner for the Gupta companies, talks about what it takes to turn around a failing enterprise.
Pros and Cons of Business Rescue
July 04, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBLouis Klopper, senior business rescue practitioner for the Gupta companies, talks about what it takes to turn around a failing enterprise.
Nowhere to hide: Understanding SA Tax
June 21, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBTanya Tosen of Tax Consulting. Tanya has over 15 years of tax and employee benefit experience, which encompasses optimising employee salary packages incorporating all benefits, both from a tax and cost perspective. Tanya assists many multi-nationals with both complex remuneration and tax solutions. and is considered as one of the leaders in the areas of tax and benefit compliance and process optimisation.
Visionary Bus King of Africa
May 24, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBPatuxolo Nodada of Busmark is South Africa’s only manufacturer of buses and now has its sights set on producing 1000 buses every month throughout Africa
Evolving role of the CFO - Risk and Compliance
May 24, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 8.65 MBLungisa Gqweta the regional financial and administration manager at National Health Laboratory Services. With 250 laboratories and 8000 employees, the National Health Laboratory Services is the largest diagnostic pathology service in SA.
Problems in the Profession
May 22, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBNicolaas Van Wyk says the accounting profession in SA was once regarded as the best in the world. That changed as one corporate and public sector scandal after another oozed off the pages of the daily press with dreadful monotony. The profession has lost public trust because it no longer practices professional skepticism. And behind this is the relentless drive to turn what should be a public good into a business. Accounting firms are turning a blind eye to irregularities where they should ...
Doing business in Africa
May 22, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBPieter de Jager of AfriSam’s Tanzanian division explains the challenges of the modern CFO. He spends less than 5% of his time on reporting and preparing financial accounts. A far greater amount of time is spent on corporate finance and funding, making sure the business has sufficient liquidity to compete. Tanga Cement contributes 30 – 40% of parent Afrisam’s business and the compliance requirements of being listed on the Tanzanian Stock Exchange occupies a considerable amount of his time. Pi...
United in our diversity
May 22, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 6.83 MBTalifhani Khubana chief financial officer for the Pan South African Language Board which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1995, it falls under the Department of Arts and Culture and its purpose is to promote multilingualism in South Africa, where we have eleven official languages.
The People-orientated CFO
May 22, 2019 10:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBBrett Tromp the chief financial officer for Discovery Health a dominant player in the health insurance market, Brett Tromp, not only focuses on financial matters but he emphasises the importance of staff motivation and well-being.
The Role of the Modern CFO
May 22, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBBajabulile Mthiyane is a Finance Professional who is about much more than just number crunching. Bajabulile is the Finance Director of Sasria. Affordable cover against special risks is the niche offering provided by this flourishing state-owned company.
The CFO as Truth Sayer
May 22, 2019 10:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBOtsile Matheba A2X Markets.dynamic and ambitious chief financial officer. For the first time in nearly a century, the JSE faces a formidable competitor, A2X aims to capture 20% of the market within the next five years.
From CFO to Business owner
May 22, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 7.69 MBBryan Dorfan who is a chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Alyak Investments. Drawing on his financial and forensic experience, Bryan Dorfan’s new consultancy assists businesses to improve their profitability.
Reinvention of the sound money concept
May 22, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBLorien Gamaroff, CEO of Centbee and South Africa’s foremost blockchain expert, Lorien Gamaroff, provides insight into blockchain technologies and their benefits.
The Global Impact of the CFO
May 21, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBFernando Lopez Macari, national president of the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives or IMEF. Fernando Lopez Macari provides a fascinating insight into the Mexican economy.
Don’t waste a good crisis
May 21, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBPieter de Wit chief financial officer at Afrimat, ‘We are a very entrepreneurial-type culture in Afrimat and we always look for opportunities in the crisis. Afrimat is a construction material and mining company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
The Global Impact of the CFO
May 21, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBFernando Lopez Macari, national president of the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives or IMEF. Fernando Lopez Macari provides a fascinating insight into the Mexican economy.
Nuclear power - cost effective in the long term
May 16, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBDes Muller is the managing director for NuEnergy Developments, which is a consultancy structured around the development and industrialisation of a balanced and sustainable energy mix for Southern Africa. Energy has become one of the key risks facing South Africa and the availability of power at a reasonable cost will determine whether or not South Africa will be able to break out of its low-growth trap.
SA in numbers
May 16, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBRenolda Mogale, she is the director of financial management at Stats SA. Stats SA is the body that keeps huge volumes of data on South Africa, on economic trends, population trends, poverty and the like. A dedicated work ethic and continual training ensures that Stats SA not only maintains its reputation for clean audits but also consistently provides accurate data
Empowering rural home owners
May 16, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBBruce Gordan is the acting chief financial officer at the Rural Housing Loan Fund, which was merged with the National Housing Finance Corporation and the National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency in 2018.
Nuclear power - cost effective in the long term
May 16, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBDes Muller is the managing director for NuEnergy Developments, which is a consultancy structured around the development and industrialisation of a balanced and sustainable energy mix for Southern Africa. Energy has become one of the key risks facing South Africa and the availability of power at a reasonable cost will determine whether or not South Africa will be able to break out of its low-growth trap.
CFO instrumental in DTI's success
May 16, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBShabeer Khan is a chief financial officer at the Department of Trade and Industry, also known as the DTI. Shabeer is a CA and a registered government auditor, he achieved the first-ever clean audit for the DTI and successfully managed a R10 billion budget.