The SARB has forfeited to the state cash totalling R42m from Berdine Odendaal’s bank accounts, as well as her R18m property in Paarl’s Val de Vie estate.
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Moonstone Business School of Excellence (MBSE) has completely revamped its two popular online courses on the National Credit Act (NCA) and will add a third course. All three courses provide the practical knowledge […]
Moonstone Information Refinery has launched a video series to help students prepare for the regulatory exams for key individuals and representatives. The videos are not training material but are designed to help students […]
The South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) has paid out R24 billion in claims relating to last year’s unrest. In a statement this week, Sasria said the pay-out represented 80% of the […]
Germany’s financial supervisory authority has fined Steinhoff International Holdings a total of €11.29 million (about R192m) for breaching financial regulations. The multinational retailer has a primary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and […]
Retirement funds will have to invest in upskilling trustees to empower them to navigate the complex world of infrastructure investing opened up by the gazetting of the amendments to regulation 28 of the […]
It will cost R59 more to be accredited as a healthcare broker if proposed amendments to regulation 31 of the Medical Schemes Act (MSA) are adopted. The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, […]
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has called for comments on draft public compliance communications that clarify the interplay between the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica) and the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) […]
The FSCA has issued a draft guidance notice aimed at clarifying when intermediaries can be remunerated after a pension interest has been transferred between retirement annuity (RA) funds. The draft guidance notice has […]
As Moonstone Compliance continuously strives to add value to our clients, we are excited to announce the launch of our Employment Law Service, which provides comprehensive advice on managing all aspects of labour […]
The FSCA is proposing to increase the FAIS Ombud’s compensation limit from R800 000 to R3.5 million. In a communication published this week, the FSCA said the proposal is the result of a recommendation […]
The FSCA has provided an update on how it is progressing with a number of regulatory frameworks that will apply across the financial services sector, including to FSPs. The details are contained in […]
Members of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (Asisa) united policyholders, beneficiaries, investors and heirs with unclaimed assets worth R22.7 billion in 2021, Asisa said in a statement. The assets were […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is proposing to introduce new guidelines on the appointment of brokers by employers on behalf of employees. In a circular published this week, the CMS said it […]
Workplaces where there is a high risk of Covid-19 transmission may insist that employees continue wearing masks even though some of the Regulations Relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical […]
The FSCA has told retirement funds and fund administrators to submit information about their paid-up members, setting a deadline of 31 October for information relating to new paid-up members. In March, the FSCA […]
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will hike the repo rate by 75 basis points in both July and September – well above the consensus expectation, according to international banking group BNP Paribas. […]
