
Thursday briefing: a round-up of recent financial news
Real incomes down 4pp | Push to sanction non-disclosure of beneficial ownership | Cell captive plan for expensive medical treatment

Real incomes down 4pp | Push to sanction non-disclosure of beneficial ownership | Cell captive plan for expensive medical treatment

The Authority has changed its mind about the requirement to have a recognised qualification.

Any business that fails to report ‘suspicious and unusual transactions’ faces harsh penalties.

It will decide by the end of the month whether to reintroduce the exclusion.

The FSCA has published a conduct standard setting out the conditions for retirement funds to invest in derivatives.

Statistics indicate a rise in income protection claims resulting from diagnoses for mental and behavioural disorders.

About R19 million will be forfeit to the state unless exclusion applications are upheld.

And applications are now open for the second semester.

A ‘high-value goods dealer’ means any business that sells goods with a price tag of R100 000 or more.

The buyer returned the second-hand car to the dealership, which was in a dispute with the person on whose behalf it sold the car.

Some employers have been deducting higher amounts from employees’ salaries while remitting a lower amount to the fund.

The Authority takes regulatory action against JP Markets again.

One of the first steps when advising clients on the pending two-pot changes is to get a clear view of their overall retirement-funding portfolio.

The offences relate to not recording information about beneficial ownership and service providers that are accountable institutions.

FSCA wants to step up market surveillance to combat insider trading and price manipulation.

Companies should consider drawing up disaster management plans.

Exemption is the last opportunity to rectify the error, National Treasury says.