<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ITINews - Insurance Times and Investments Online Press Office News - Academic Institutions</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za</link><description>The complete South African Financial Services News and Information Portal</description><copyright>Copyright (C) 2006</copyright><managingEditor>editor@itinews.co.za</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@itinews.co.za</webMaster><language>en</language><generator>ITINews RSS Generator</generator><item><title>University of Stellenbosch Business School awarded top global ranking for fourth consecutive year</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22602&amp;itemid=04197516-B039-4297-8D01-08A45B1E3401</link><description>Indicates the level of an academic institution's international reputation - The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) has - for the fourth year in a row - received the prestigious A-rating by EDUNIVERSAL at the Paris-based ratings organisation's 4th World Convention, held on 13 October in China at the Tongji University.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Lucia Tvrz )</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inflation targeting: how the SARB is succeeding in anchoring of inflation expectations</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22068&amp;itemid=0B517ADD-929B-4509-B325-4DCDD84DF805</link><description>"The Sensitivity of South African Inflation Expectations to Surprises" - Evidence suggests that the use of inflation targeting by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has supported the anchoring of inflation expectations in South Africa. </description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Monique Reid )</author><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overview of the performances of retail unit trusts for the quarter </title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22068&amp;itemid=9E80B34E-8F61-4D3B-A54D-4D9D1AF7F18C</link><description>Ended 31 December 2007 - Unit trusts' performances, (excluding institutional funds and certain "retail funds" not readily available to the general public). the rates of return are annualised, except for three months and are calculated on a total return basis. They all exclude maximum upfront charges (i.e. NAV to NAV).</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Hugo Lambrechts )</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UNISA hosts African banking leaders at international banking conference</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=261&amp;itemid=1778F6D7-D952-4250-87E1-C1184381F4A2</link><description>Skills shortage on the continent was considered the most important weakness - The leaders of the African banking industry, including Governor Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank, addressed delegates at the International Banking Conference 2007 at Sun City that ended on Thursday last week.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Gillian Pinks )</author><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dispel myths around responsible investment, United Nations-Backed research urges</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=261&amp;itemid=C1F12DD8-9326-40AC-9737-DBA63614DE81</link><description>Lack of demand was a major barrier to the expansion of RI offerings - Myths around responsible investment need to be dispelled, a survey of members of the South African investment community controlling more than R3 trillion has concluded. </description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Gillian Pinks )</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Waivers, car hire firms and insurance</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22426&amp;itemid=B0B167AD-5BAC-49AA-BC29-50F738BCD614</link><description>Waivers do not constitute insurance - Every decade or so, someone takes the view that car hire firms, because of the waivers they use, are offering insurance, are not registered to do so, and the FSB investigates the issue.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Robert W Vivian )</author><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overview of the performances of retail unit trusts for the quarter ended 30 June 2007</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22068&amp;itemid=E9656BFA-67BD-4704-B189-F95B9CE4A9C3</link><description>And median rates of return - Unit trusts' performances, (excluding institutional funds and certain "retail funds" not readily available to the general public). the rates of return are annualised, except for three months and are calculated on a total return basis. they all exclude maximum upfront charges (i.e. NAV TO NAV).</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Hugo Lambrechts )</author><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overview of the performances of retail unit trusts for the quarter ended 31 December 2006</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22068&amp;itemid=BABBD7B3-F44E-4B13-99D2-50F647465EFA</link><description>The rates of return are annualised and are calculated on a total return basis - The local equity market has once again provided investors with excellent returns during 2006. The average equity unit trust has also delivered total annual returns of approximately 37% over 3 years and 26% over 5 years.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Hugo Lambrechts )</author><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unit trusts survey Q3 2006 - University of Pretoria</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22068&amp;itemid=B8D0F39B-8C56-49CC-A8D9-A44EC30E100F</link><description>Overview of the performance of unit trusts for the quarter ended 30 september 2006 - A general overview of some of the more important indices</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Hugo Lambrechts )</author><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Evaluation of unit trust investment performance Second Quarter 2006</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=44&amp;companyid=22068&amp;itemid=D024DEFF-05BC-4BEF-BB13-7D8DD5FF14CF</link><description>A must-have resource for every investment and financial planning adviser - We have pleasure in presenting the performance tables extracted from the 30 June 2006 Quarterly Unit Trusts Survey published by the University of Pretoria.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Hugo Lambrechts)</author><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
