Ninety One wins Raging Bull for SA’s top asset manager
Ninety One retained the trophy for South African asset manager of the year at the Raging Bull Awards last week. It won the most prestigious of the 10 Raging Bull awards for the […]
Author: Mark Bechard
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At the beginning of this year, Moonstone Information Refinery officially launched Moonstone Update, a video overview of the articles published over the past week in our newsletters, Investment Indicators and Moonstone Monitor. The […]
Tax ombud publishes summary of taxpayers’ rights and obligations
The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has published a draft “Compendium of taxpayer rights, entitlements and obligations” for public comment. It is not an enforceable “bill of rights” but a compilation of […]
‘Don’t look for themes or sectors – it’s all about stock-picking’
Financial advisers will have to manage investors’ expectations as the local market comes off a stellar 2021 and we enter the unfamiliar waters of higher global interest rates and quantitative tightening. Moneyweb recently […]
Labour Court strikes urgent ‘no jab, no access’ application from the roll
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has struck from the roll an urgent application brought by trade union Solidarity on behalf of two members who were denied access to their place of work because […]
FSCA extends exemption on payment for collecting premiums
The FSCA has extended for 12 months, to 31 January 2023, the exemption that allows independent intermediaries to receive compensation, over and above commission, for performing activities that support the direct collection of […]
Registration is now open for regulatory update workshop
You can now register for Moonstone Compliance’s popular regulatory update workshop, which this year will take the form of a Zoom webinar. The workshop will be held on Thursday, 24 February, from 9am […]
Tribunal can’t order FSCA to refund Oinvest investor his R346 000
An investor who lost R346 000 while trading on Oinvest has failed in his attempt to have the Financial Services Tribunal order the FSCA to reimburse his loss. He said the FSCA was liable, […]
No basis in Christianity for refusing to be vaccinated, says CCMA
The CCMA has ruled that the suspension of an employee who refused to be vaccinated was not an unfair labour practice in terms of the Labour Relations Act. The is the second arbitration […]
Consumers ‘will feel the impact’ of higher Sasria premiums
Consumers are justifiably concerned about the impact of Eskom’s demand for a 20% tariff increase, but there’s another factor that could contribute to rising inflation this year: significantly higher Sasria rates on commercial […]
Upside risks may scupper SARB’s ‘slow and steady’ approach to rate increases
As expected, the SA Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Thursday raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 4%. However, what surprised some market analysts is that the SARB’s quarterly […]
Online banks unbeatable in Solidarity’s 2022 transaction fees survey
The release of Solidarity’s annual Bank Charges Report usually generates a fair bit of interest, probably because consumers want to see whether Capitec will live up to its reputation as the country’s cheapest […]
Did ‘misleading and false claims’ about Covid vaccines sink employee’s chances at the CCMA?
The CCMA’s decision that the dismissal of an employee who refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19 was substantially fair has generated a considerable amount of interest (see our report). Constitutional law expert Professor […]
Constitutional Court refuses to hear Bobroffs’ appeal
The Constitutional Court has refused to hear an appeal by former personal injury lawyers Ronald and Darren Bobroff against a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment that ordered them to hand over more […]
MBSE will match any quoted fee and give you a R250 cashback
Moonstone Business School of Excellence (MBSE) provides top-quality education at affordable prices, and we’re so confident that our fees are competitive that we’re offering to match any quoted price and give you R250 […]
Dismissal for refusing to be vaccinated is fair, says CCMA
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) decided this month that the dismissal of an employee who refused to be vaccinated was substantively fair. Daniel van der Merwe, the Eastern Cape manager […]
Support from MBSE helps top students reach their goals
The top achievers in the 2021 exams for the Advanced Certificate in Financial Planning (ACFP) say the support they received from Moonstone Business School of Excellence’s lecturers helped them complete the qualification. Click […]
