Two South African academics are making waves internationally for pioneering a new numerical method that could help ensure greater efficiency and accuracy when pricing financial instruments in markets worldwide.
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Old Mutual and Nedbank have joined other major South African banks and insurance companies in investing in the African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management (AIFMRM) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) to develop scarce skills for the financial services industry.
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Two students from UCT have designed South Africa’s first systemic risk ranking – which outlines what could happen in a financial crisis and identifies who is putting the system most at risk, and why.
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Finding a way to establish a depositor insurance system for South African banks must be a top priority for local regulators to promote financial stability and protect consumers from potential banking disasters says a UCT economist.
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Financial issues are a major worry for SA consumers and entrepreneurs in the townships – as UCT students found out when hosting financial literacy workshops around Cape Town.
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