Cybercriminals ramp up their attacks on tax practitioners
SARS responds to reports of hackers accessing practitioners’ eFiling profiles, removing clients, and changing banking details.
Compliance and Legislation
Insurance quote manipulation: Tribunal orders Discovery to reconsider debarments
The onus lies with the FSP to prove the facts it relies upon to debar its representative on a balance of probabilities.
Failure to act timeously over arrear contributions places members’ benefits at risk
Over half of the awards issued by the Pension Funds Adjudicator for complaints about unpaid contributions were affected because part of the claim had expired.
FSCA shares list of currently licensed crypto asset service providers
The Authority responds to media statements by entities claiming to be the first or only licensed institutions.
Crypto transfers: new client information requirements coming for CASPs and intermediaries
The ‘travel rule’ means CASPs and FSPs cannot initiate a crypto asset transfer unless they can transmit prescribed information.
Ruling confirms that a layperson can represent a taxpayer in a Tax Court
The ruling makes the Tax Courts more accessible, but there are risks to taking on SARS without a qualified and experienced legal representative.
Director fined R500 000 for rendering unlicensed financial services
The FSCA found that Shoayb Joosub offered financial services to about 270 Sukuk clients through Anglorand Islamic without being authorised as a representative.
South Africa eyes stricter reporting laws for cross-border cash movements
Once the draft amendments to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Control Regulations are enacted, failure to submit the required Cash Conveyance Report could lead to imprisonment for up to 15 years or fines of up to R100 million.
Absence of explicit ‘notice of intention to debar’ not procedurally unfair
Medsafu’s letters alerted the applicant that the outcome of the process may include debarment, the Tribunal finds.
No death certificate, no benefit pay-out for wife
A missing person’s affairs are in legal limbo until a death certificate is issued or the High Court makes a presumption of death declaration.
Unpacking the strategic partnership between the FSCA and B-BBEE Commission
A failure to comply with specific BEE thresholds outlined in transformation plans could lead to the Authority withholding licences.
Veracity Markets hit with R10 million fine for unauthorised OTC trading
Nirvesh Financial Services was also penalised for failing to ensure that its representatives, Veracity and its directors, complied with the applicable laws.
FSCA fines MyWealth DIAS and MyWealth Method more than R73m
Investors were promised returns of up to 400%, but there was no legitimate financial product or investment activity, the FSCA says.
FSCA only accepting e-Portal submission of financial statements and returns
The Authority will deem financial statements and other reports as outstanding until they are correctly captured and submitted on the FAIS e-Portal.
Updated risk assessments for estate agents and legal practitioners
The Financial Intelligence Centre has revised the reports first issued in March 2022.
CBI director fined R216 million and debarred for 10 years
Coenraad Botha and his wife are facing 64 charges in Namibia related to an alleged illegal investment scheme involving N$163 million.
Unclaimed assets: FSCA will prioritise monitoring conflicts of interest
A new approach may be required to how financial institutions are remunerated for services rendered in respect of unclaimed assets, the Authority says.
