– Update on ‘suspicious and unusual transactions and activities’ The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has updated its existing guidance relating to suspicious transaction reporting (STR) in terms of section 29 of the Financial […]
What can we learn from the past? The Registrar of Pension Funds 59th Annual Report for the 2017 calendar year was published on 18 December 2018. Besides the industry statistical overview, performance of […]
What can we learn from the past? The Registrar of Pension Funds 59th Annual Report for the 2017 calendar year was published on 18 December 2018. Besides the industry statistical overview, performance of […]
Allianz Risk Barometer 2019: Business interruption and cyber risk top South African corporate concerns According to the 2019 Allianz Risk Barometer, cyber incidents now trigger the same level of corporate concern as business […]
Allianz Risk Barometer 2019: Business interruption and cyber risk top South African corporate concerns According to the 2019 Allianz Risk Barometer, cyber incidents now trigger the same level of corporate concern as business […]
“Financial Technology (FinTech) has become an increasingly popular phenomenon, with people familiarising themselves with crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, SAFcoin and many others. The main issue with all these currencies is that they operate […]
Regulatory changes have a huge impact on the content of the Regulatory Exams. The latest FSCA FAIS Notice that comes into effect on 1 February 2019 is no exception. Candidates need to take careful note […]
In the December issue of MoneyMarketing, Jonti Osher and Dino Zuccollo, Section 12 fund managers of Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management give an overview of the current Section 12J market. Section 12J was introduced […]
New regulations which cover default investment portfolios, default preservation and annuity strategies were recently introduced. In an Asset TV Masterclass, a panel of experts discuss annuity solutions, retirement benefit counselling and regulation 39. […]
Hobson’s Choice – The growing intersection between human rights and business stemming from the Momentum case Momentum’s initial refusal to pay out Mr Nathan Ganas’ life insurance policy to his widow (due to […]
The South African National Treasury announced on Friday that it has made “substantial” progress on the national health insurance (NHI) Bill consultation in key areas and have reached agreement on most of the […]
FAIS Ombud Settlement – Always obtain and capture all the client information One of the settlements discussed in the latest FAIS Ombud Annual report also puts the emphasis on the disclosure of client […]
The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) recently released the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry statistics for the third quarter ending September 2018. Besides the stock market volatility, a troubled economy and […]
Non-compliance with FICA – Failure to implement proper processes leads to fine The Prudential Authority (PA) has imposed administrative sanctions on the Johannesburg branch of HSBC Bank for non-compliance with aspects of the […]
The way we live has changed dramatically. This has an impact on the financial services industry as well. This is illustrated in a recent article written by Patrick Cairns in Moneyweb. Cairns rightfully […]
Learn from compliance mistakes made by FSPs An FSP’s interaction with clients must at all times meet the standards set out in the General Code of Conduct. The FAIS Ombud’s Annual report highlighted […]
The charging of fees in the Short-term space, and particularly the so-called “administration fee”, has always been a bone of contention in the industry. Many elected to simply follow the ostrich approach and […]
