– Tips for your clients This week many universities and colleges re-opened and many students headed back to campus. Marius Neethling, Underwriting Manager for Santam’s Personal Lines recently shared some expert advice on […]
Members of the public and impacted stakeholders have until 15 February 2019 to make submissions on policy and regulatory proposals for crypto assets. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), […]
Members of the public and impacted stakeholders have until 15 February 2019 to make submissions on policy and regulatory proposals for crypto assets. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), […]
– Law firm sheds some light “I am a trustee on a family trust. I was recently informed by the other trustees that they are requesting me to resign as trustee. They did […]
– 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 […]
