The Finance Ghost

The top of the economic ladder: a tale of strange businesses

When creative entrepreneurs address wants rather than needs, capitalism can become a lot more colourful. Dominique Olivier explores the top of the economic ladder, where experiences become products and unusual human wants become markets.

Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?

Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies.

Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies

Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies.

Who’s doing what in the African M&A and debt financing space?

Weekly summary of all M&A, financial and debt market activity from across Africa (excluding South Africa).

The effect of ESOPs on the Competition Commission of SA’s transformation goals

Evolving expectations created from consultations will inevitably have some practical challenges in their implementation.

Rethinking access to private credit: structuring is as important as strategy

Greater optionality represents an important step in broadening access without fundamentally changing the nature of the asset class.

Ghost Stories #112: Decision fatigue – why important financial decisions get delayed

In this episode of Ghost Stories, The Finance Ghost is joined by Colleen Wagner, CFO of Satrix, to unpack the concept of decision fatigue and why it so often causes long-term financial goals to fall to the bottom of the priority list. Colleen shares a number of practical strategies for breaking the stress cycle and getting back on track.

RCL FOODS: Sugar and Pet Food challenges

Despite challenges faced during the year, RCL FOODS remains firmly aligned to the strategy of building a better-balanced, more branded business.

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