Posts Tagged ‘ NCA ’

Interest Rate Outlook 2010

Mar 16th, 2010 | By Editor | Category: News

We survey the blogosphere to see what others are predicting for interest rates during 2010 ;
Lower Interest Rates Will Revitalise Property Market By 2010
In 2009, the direction of the property market is largely defined by what is happening globally as well as politically [...]



Introduction To The National Credit Act

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Editor | Category: Personal Finance

The National Credit Act (NCA) became effective on 1 June 2007. The objectives of the NCA are:

To create one set of rules for all credit activities
To prevent reckless lending by credit providers
To improve consumer rights for credit consumers.

These objectives are achieved by 3 Regulations used to protect consumers,
Regulation 1 - assessing the consumer’s ability to [...]



Vehicle Sales Down

May 6th, 2009 | By Editor | Category: News

Sales data released by the National Association of Automotive Manufacturers of South Africa(NAAMSA) confirms that South Africa is in a economic slowdown. Vehicle sales have long been a leading indicator and Economists watch these numbers for any sign that the bottom has been reached. Vehicle sales have been negative since the introduction of the National [...]