The way Moonstone Business School of Excellence (MBSE) structured and ran the Higher Certificate in Wealth Management (HCWM) made completing the qualification manageable and a pleasure, even while working full time, says Etienne Janse van Rensburg, who was one the HCWM’s top students in 2021. Click here to find out more about the Higher Certificate […]
Cyber perils and business interruption are the two biggest concerns of companies around the world this year, according to the latest Allianz Risk Barometer. The 11th annual survey from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) incorporates the views of 2 650 experts in 89 countries and territories, including chief executives, risk managers, brokers and insurance […]
Insurers that belong to the SA Insurance Association (SAIA) should not reject claims solely because a driver’s licence has expired. SAIA was responding to a question about the implications for drivers who are involved in an accident without a valid driving licence card because of the backlog in issuing cards. The Department of Transport said […]
The FSCA is now giving licensed financial institutions, including FSPs, until 31 January to verify or update their profile information on the FSCA’s e-portals. The authority issued the request for information in October last year, with a deadline of 15 December. After receiving numerous requests for an extension, the FSCA has moved the deadline to […]
Tech Talk Legal, a series of free webinars that discuss the impact of technology on lawyers’ interactions with their clients and how legal professionals can use technology to enhance their practice, kick off at the end of this month. The first webinar, on Friday, 28 January, will focus on how technologies can be used to […]
Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett may take legal action against Deloitte if “engagements” about the role its former auditor played in the “mismanagement of the company” do not result in an amicable settlement. In a statement, Tongaat said it is engaging with Deloitte, because it signed off financial results over a number of years that included […]
Financial advisers who work holistically with families to understand better the needs of the principal members and the individual members will be at an advantage when wealth changes hands, says Daryll Welsh, the head of product for Ninety One’s investment platform. A significant transfer of wealth from the Baby Boomer generation (born between 1946 and […]
The FSCA has told all licensed non-life insurers that belong to the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance (Osti) to provide the authority with the number of personal lines claims reported in the 2021 calendar year. The FSCA said it requires the information to facilitate accurate and useful complaint reporting for the Osti’s 2021 annual report. The […]
Financial markets were buoyed in 2021 by an easing of Covid-19-related restrictions, an ultra-accommodative monetary and fiscal policy stance and a rebounding jobs market, Momentum’s Herman van Papendorp, the head of investment research and asset allocation, and economist Sanisha Packirisamy, say in their review of developments in financial markets last year. Despite new Covid-19 variants […]
The total market capitalisation of the South African exchange traded product (ETP) industry grew to R136 billion at the end of last year, an increase of 22.5% on the R111bn at the end of 2020, according to statistics released by etfSA. The number of ETPs in issue grew from 137 at the end of 2020 […]
