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Author: Mark Bechard
Arresting the delisting trend is a top priority, says JSE
The JSE is considering a range of measures to address the trend of delistings from the market, including simplifying the financial disclosure requirements. At the exchange’s 2022 annual general meeting last week, Chris […]
Court upholds decision to cancel medical scheme membership based on non-disclosure
A decision by Profmed to terminate a membership retrospectively, on the grounds of material non-disclosure, went through all the Council for Medical Schemes’ appeal mechanisms and ended up in the Western Cape High […]
Adviser not liable for Sharemax investors’ loss, says tribunal
The Financial Services Tribunal (FST) has upheld a reconsideration application by an FSP whose clients invested in a Sharemax-managed property syndication scheme, saying his provision of inappropriate advice did not necessarily mean he […]
How intermediaries can overcome client objections
When it comes to finance, we assume people are rational, so we give people more information and longer documents and explain the actuarial principles in the hope that they will result in their […]
Life insurers ‘need to rethink their underwriting’ to cope with increase in non-communicable diseases
The growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), coupled with an increase in the life expectancy of South Africans, means that life insurers need to rethink or innovate their underwriting processes. This is one […]
Ex-DG describes hostility between Zuma and Treasury
Former National Treasury director-general Lungisa Fuzile says President Jacob Zuma became increasingly unhappy with Pravin Gordhan and Nhlanhla Nene because they were unwilling to sign off on decisions that risked the fiscus and […]
Licensing requirements for trading in derivatives, including CFDs
Having a FAIS licence does not mean that a trading platform can issue over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, including contracts for difference (CFDs), as principal in South Africa. To do this, the entity must have […]
Pension fund’s decision to permit withholding of withdrawal benefit upheld
A former Nedbank employee whose withdrawal benefit was withheld has failed to convince the Financial Services Tribunal (FST) to have the Pension Funds Adjudicator reconsider her decision to dismiss his complaint. At Nedbank’s […]
Separation does not disqualify a spouse from being a legal dependant
The Financial Services Tribunal has dismissed an application by a fund member’s daughter to have the allocation of her late father’s entire death benefit to her mother reconsidered on, among other grounds, that […]
Fake intelligence report used to fire Gordhan and Jonas – Zondo report
Then President Jacob Zuma used a fake intelligence report as a pretext to fire Pravin Gordhan and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, so that his and the Guptas’ agenda, including the capture of National […]
Lloyd’s believes it’s likely SA will see repeat of July riots
Lloyd’s of London believes it is likely there will be a recurrence of last year’s riots, and has hiked its reinsurance premiums paid by the South African Special Risk Association (Sasria). Sasria briefed […]
How intermediaries can have better conversations with their clients
Clients often find insurance conversations challenging. They want to get through them quickly and enter them with a preconceived idea of what they want to talk about. But intermediaries can have more meaningful […]
Bookings open for Moonstone’s Privacy Governance webinar
As a result of the huge interest in the privacy governance segment of our Regulatory Update Webinar in February, Moonstone Compliance will be holding a series of webinars dealing specifically with this issue. […]
Tribunal: ‘true test’ for debarment is balance of probability
The case for debarring a representative must be established on a balance of probability, not prima facie findings, the Financial Services Tribunal (FST) said when it upheld a representative’s application for his debarment […]
Registrars can grant default debt judgments, says High Court
The full bench of the Mpumalanga High Court has ruled that registrars are entitled to grant default judgments in matters related to the National Credit Act (NCA) – thereby either clarifying or adding […]
‘Pressures on core inflation are building’
BNP Paribas says the pressures on core inflation are building, which could force the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) to step up the pace of repo rate hikes from next month. Meanwhile, Anchor […]
