Apply to info@jsamuelrichards.com By 10 October 2025 Role: Office Manager Division: Support Services Reports to: Staff Partner Roles reporting to this one: Office Assistant Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm plus reasonable overtime. Excludes all approved leave and public holidays. Strategic Decision Summary: Contribute to the firm’s business by facilitating the delivery... Read More
BY: ROBERT KATUNTU, CFA Introduction Uganda’s retirement benefits sector is growing rapidly, with increasing membership, contributions, and assets under management (AuM). Yet, the sector remains heavily concentrated in traditional investments—primarily government securities, which, according to the URBRA Investment Snapshot, account for 82% of AuM as of September 2024. This overreliance... Read More
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in the Daily Monitor dated 4th September mandated the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) for business rental properties (In practice, the legal requirement is based on the turnover, i.e., 150 million and above), requiring EFRIS-generated receipts for rent payments related to shops, offices,... Read More
When it comes to long-term wealth building in Uganda, what delivers the best after-tax return: Government bonds, Kampala residential real estate, or USD fixed deposits?
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This valuation report estimates the indicative fair market value of the ordinary shares of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (“the company”) as at 26 August 2024. We define fair value as the price at which an asset (or liability) would change hands if neither buyer nor seller were under compulsion to... Read More
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) licenses Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) in Uganda. According to the CMA website, the licensed schemes include Britam, ICEA, UAP, Sanlam, SBG and Xeno. What is a CIS? This is defined under Section 3 of the Collective Investment Scheme Act of 2003 as “….any arrangement with... Read More
According to the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) Pension Digest 2021, interest declared by retirement benefits schemes (RBS) in Uganda varied from 8.0% to 18.5% per annum. Evidently, some RBS are more successful in delivering value to their members. What factors distinguish outperforming RBS from the rest of the... Read More
According to Boston Consulting Group, the total value of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) through as of July 2022 was US$ 1.7 trillion! Here are seven reasons why businesses should actively pursue M&A:
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