July 2022 - wauko

Assessing your options

by David Irish | Jul 27, 2022 | waufx, waunotes, wauweekly

Over the past 3 months the rand has weakened against the dollar by almost 10%, and around 6% over the last month alone. There are many importers who are crying and exporters who are smiling. But what if for example you are an exporter with orders or work-in-progress...

Data analyst

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 21, 2022 | Careers

Wauko (Pty) Ltd, our dynamic and growing financial services group based in Stellenbosch, offers an exciting opportunity for a highly competent and experienced data analyst who is energetic, dynamic, and self-motivated. Do you have a specific set of skills, skills...

Credit Risk for Business

by Dale Petersen | Jul 20, 2022 | waucash, waunotes, wauweekly

There’s an old accounting adage “Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity and cashflow is king.” What does it really mean? And how does it affect the banks appetite to lend? Let’s start by understanding what each of the following means: Turnover: this is the total amount...

Inflation Dynamics and Recessionary Fears

by Sean Tweedie | Jul 14, 2022 | waufx, waumonthly, waunotes

Inflation has been a key theme and area of discussion in the financial markets of late. Rising inflation is a global phenomenon and not centric to the US alone, although investors are paying particularly close attention to inflation dynamics in the US. What causes...

The wondrous possibilities of an infinite mindset

by Pieter le Roux | Jul 6, 2022 | wauweekly, wauwisdom

How do you go about setting your goals and measuring the outcomes of these goals? When you do this, who do you measure yourself against? We tend to focus our energy on being better (or becoming better) than each other, whether we compare ourselves against competitors,...