Moonstone Compliance’s third webinar of this year will focus on regulatory risk registers as part of your organisation’s privacy governance programme. The webinar will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, 24 August, […]
The Financial Services Tribunal (FST) has sharply rebuked the FAIS Ombud for the way in which she arrived at a Sharemax determination, saying the ombud not only failed to interrogate the FSP’s version, […]
Lump sums, monthly annuities and salaries are not off-limits to the long arm of the taxman. Taxpayers who have failed to pay their tax debts in full to the South African Revenue Service […]
A long period of silence on cryptocurrency regulation in South Africa has finally been broken. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) deputy governor Kuben Naidoo has now confirmed that new regulations are set to […]
The FSCA has published a draft notice setting out the conditions under which collective investment scheme (CIS) managers will be exempt from some of the requirements of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act […]
The FSCA says it is investigating Nirvesh Financial Services (Pty) Ltd and Veracity Markets (Pty) Ltd for allegedly conducting unauthorised over-the-counter (OTC) derivative business and for possible breaches of other financial sector laws. […]
The High Court in Pretoria has upheld a Regional Court order that King Price must pay a claimant the amount he owed the bank for his vehicle, which was written off after an […]
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 […]
A recent order by the High Court in Johannesburg does not set a precedent for an employer or a creditor to make deductions from a retirement benefit that are prohibited by the Pension […]
The imbalance between the South African Revenue Service (Sars) and taxpayers, particularly when it comes to the dispute resolution process, remains a major concern for the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO). Some […]
The Financial Services Tribunal (FST) has ordered the Pension Funds Adjudicator to reconsider a determination that attributed a fund member’s loss to the employer’s failure to submit his withdrawal form timeously to the […]
In last year’s Budget Speech, it was announced that the South African Revenue Service (Sars) would set up a specialised High Wealth Individuals’ Unit (HWI Unit) that would provide the necessary attention 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 […]
