The Post-dated Check #2 – Virtuwalls
25 November 2020, by Anton Keet In my introductory column, I mused about superficial complexity in the here and now. Through the lens of fast-moving, disposable information, plausible futures are a challenging prospect to foresee and this forestalls deeper thought about the “there and later” that lie over the horizon and beyond the meniscus of our full-laden glass of complexity. What are the future effects of finding ourselves in this [...]
Industry 4.0: The next revolution in industry in general and specifically manufacturing.
8 October 2020, by Pierre Taljaard Industry 4.0 is a specialised field of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It creates fertile ground for new business models, yet there are several issues to consider for decision-making in this ecosystem. Pierre Taljaard shares some thoughts Industry 4.0 refers to a new transformation of industrial value chains. The concept is based on a network of Smart machines that bridge the physical and digital [...]
A Banker’s Note: The Influence of Interest Rates on Investment Decisions
15 September 2020, by Piet Nieman Generally, investment opportunities include the following generic options: Investment in Governmental activities in a sound constitutional environment, which acknowledges the responsibility of providing real returns and creating infrastructure that will support and enable long term economic growth. Cash deposits and related products at reputable banking institutions, normally backed by sound banking systems in acceptable international jurisdictions. Fixed assets, normally property related, within jurisdictions that [...]
A Banker’s Note: Are the roles of banks changing?
1 July 2020, by Piet Nieman All facets of banking are constantly redefined and some of the key roles banks have fulfilled are either disappearing or lost its effectiveness. One key function of banks was to facilitate the fusing of unproductive capital with productive opportunities. There are other market mechanisms that also fulfil this role, but the following were factors that specifically could be attributed to banks: Low risk profile [...]
The Post-dated Check – Thoughts about thoughts
1 August 2020, by Anton Keet After several years of thinking about the future, thinking about techniques for thinking about the future and implementing personal strategies to navigate these futures, it has come to this: a semi-regular thought piece about aspects of the future that I find interesting and compelling enough to dedicate some energy to sharing with the world at large. I hope to inform others’ thoughts about [...]
A Banker’s Note: Negative Interest Rates
8 August 2020, by Piet Nieman What do negative interest rates indicate of the economic environment we operate in? Theoretically it indicates that there is an over-supply of unproductive funds in the marketplace, which inversely means that there is a shortage of productive investment opportunities in the marketplace. In reality this theory can be attacked from both ends. A portion of the oversupply of funds belongs to a portion [...]
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Former student discusses success in the fashion industry
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