5 Things to Learn from Monopoly
I haven’t played Monopoly in a while (preferring Settlers of Catan, Carcasonne, Tigris and Euphrates and even Cranium), but after a recent conversation I started thinking about the game dynamics. There...
View ArticleToo Small To Succeed
According to a Fin24 story this morning, the FSB is probing smaller unit trusts. The economics of a fund manager depends entirely on growing funds under management so that revenues (based on assets...
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I hope this is a system error
I hope Make A Million’s systems are playing up. Otherwise some players are losing more money than I ever expected. Snapshot of last places on MaM Leaderboard
View ArticleJobs, skills and lawlessness
It seems the taxi industry is unhappy with the proposed AARTO rules where traffic law infringements will earn drivers demerit points and eventually possibly licence suspension. One of the reasons given...
View ArticleeBooks are bad for authors?
I don’t know enough about book publishing and distribution to evaluate this properly, but it doesn’t seem right. Freakonomics reports that according to the US Authors’ Guild, authors will be worse off...
View ArticleMedical Schemes, discrimination and the CPA
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) protects consumers from abuse by enforcing fair practices, improved disclosure and added minimum warranties etc, It’s a good piece of legislation, even if at times...
View ArticleWe can’t all be Germany
Some interesting thoughts on what drives Germany’s apparent success. The article does understate the problem that Germany’s success is significantly export driven – not everyone can export for obvious...
View ArticleShould South Africa import Chinese TVs?
Should South Africa import Chinese television sets? Your answer to this question depends probably on your education. If you were university educated in South Africa, you are likely to be in the market...
View ArticleLexmark quits inkjets
Price competition with commodiised products is not a fun place to be. Lexmark is throwing in the towell on inkjets and will focus on laser printers. This links to the story about HP and Dell struggling...
View ArticleSewing seeds of manufacturing growth
The NY Times has a fascinating article on the increasing demand for American made goods, particularly textiles, and the limited supply of labour with the relevant skills. There is plenty more to the...
View ArticleeBooks are bad for authors?
I don’t know enough about book publishing and distribution to evaluate this properly, but it doesn’t seem right. Freakonomics reports that according to the US Authors’ Guild, authors will be worse off...
View ArticleMedical Schemes, discrimination and the CPA
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) protects consumers from abuse by enforcing fair practices, improved disclosure and added minimum warranties etc, It’s a good piece of legislation, even if at times...
View ArticleWe can’t all be Germany
Some interesting thoughts on what drives Germany’s apparent success. The article does understate the problem that Germany’s success is significantly export driven – not everyone can export for obvious...
View ArticleShould South Africa import Chinese TVs?
Should South Africa import Chinese television sets? Your answer to this question depends probably on your education. If you were university educated in South Africa, you are likely to be in the market...
View ArticleLexmark quits inkjets
Price competition with commodiised products is not a fun place to be. Lexmark is throwing in the towell on inkjets and will focus on laser printers. This links to the story about HP and Dell struggling...
View ArticleSewing seeds of manufacturing growth
The NY Times has a fascinating article on the increasing demand for American made goods, particularly textiles, and the limited supply of labour with the relevant skills. There is plenty more to the...
View ArticleCurrent and future state of bancassurance in SA
Bancassurance, says the oracle or finance definitions online (aka Investopedia) is : …is an arrangement in which a bank and an insurance company form a partnership so that the insurance company can...
View ArticleCredit Life regulations and reactions (1)
Credit Life regulations have been live for long enough now that insurers are starting to feel the impact and the shake-up of amongst industry players is starting to emerge. There have been plenty of...
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Board game recommendations (and reasons to use them)
I’ve played plenty of board games in my life. I’m not (only) talking about Monopoly. I went to Cambridge (to visit, very sadly, not to study) in 2003. I found an awesome board game store and tried to...
View ArticleWhy isn’t there more micro insurance in South Africa
After a recent Actuarial Society sessional presentation I gave on micro insurance and the regulatory developments, I was asked why there aren’t more micro insurers operating in South Africa. Here is a...
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