Cybercriminals ramp up their attacks on tax practitioners

SARS responds to reports of hackers accessing practitioners’ eFiling profiles, removing clients, and changing banking details.

Life cover in the time of Corona – Not a “nice to have”

Every dark cloud, as the saying goes, has a silver lining. In the case of Covid-19, this also applies, thanks to some great footwork by the life offices. If there is one thing […]

SA Lockdown – Impact on short-term claims and premium collection

In one of the case studies discussed in the latest Short-Term Ombudsman Briefcase, readers are reminded of Rule 15.1 of the Policyholder Protection Rules. This states that policies must contain a provision for a […]

South Africa’s Credit Industry Insights Report – A view of the state of consumer credit

With South Africa in lockdown, many consumers have a lot of questions about their financial well-being and what certain decisions will mean to their future. Questions like “What if I don’t pay my […]

South Africa’s Credit Industry Insights Report – A view of the state of consumer credit

COVID-19 lockdown – Are payment holidays allowed for Medical Aids?

Whilst on the one hand individuals are checking with their medical aids and financial advisers to see if they are covered for COVID-19, other cash strapped ones are concerned about being able to […]

Taking out life insurance during COVID-19 lockdown

In a recent ASISA media release, Hennie de Villiers, deputy chair of the ASISA Life and Risk Board Committee, states that, while medical testing is an important part of the insurance process used […]

Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) – FSCA expectations on Regulated Entities

Amidst the chaos that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in our daily lives, we are slowly but surely trying to adapt to the new way of work. But as financial advisers and FSPs, […]

COVID-19 – Introduction of tax measures to combat the pandemic

In light of the National State of Disaster and due to the significant and potentially lasting negative impacts on the economy from the spreading of the COVID-19 virus, the Minister of Finance announced […]

Impact of COVID-19 – Funeral policy premium collection

FSCA Communication 14 outlines the regulator’s expectations regarding the culture and responsibilities of insurers and financial services providers in respect of premium collection of funeral policies. “The communication addresses premium collection by certain […]