Optimising a business so that it is correctly sized, its people are fully occupied and able to meet its commitments and outputs, can be achieved by a combination of methods.

Financial and human capital constraints have seen a marked decline in local business risk readiness and risk maturity, a mirror reflection of the results of the 2013 Aon Global Risk Management Survey.

A survey undertaken by Torus Capital outlines a positive forecast for the property rental industry in South Africa for 2013 and beyond. Interestingly, the residential property rental market shows potential.

Leading information services company Experian SA found that more than two million South Africans could be affected by a proposed credit information amnesty that seeks to provide relief to indebted consumers.

Nedbank is entering the Mozambican banking market by acquiring an initial 36.4% shareholding in Banco Unico for US$24.4 million.