Finance Minister makes appointments to Ombud Council
New chairperson is currently the head of group finance: governance and risk compliance at Transnet.
Brokers look to digital tools to reclaim time for client engagement
Two-thirds of brokers say they want plain-language breakdowns of extensions and exclusions, according to the 2025 Santam Insurance Barometer.
Monday deadline for MBSE’s first-semester qualification intake
Set yourself apart from the crowd with an accredited qualification that is recognised by the FSCA and professional bodies.
Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player
The bearer of bad tidings sometimes gets it in the neck, too.
Top Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning students recommend MBSE
The qualification is demanding, but it’s ‘definitely possible to get across the line with Moonstone’.
Non-compliance with Companies Act voids an indemnity backing an insurance guarantee within a group
The board of a company must adopt a resolution to provide ‘financial assistance’, Supreme Court of Appeal finds.
Tribunal sends a warning about misusing contracts to avoid paying benefits
Labour legislation sets down the criteria that determine whether someone is an employee.
Objecting to an auto-assessment can result in ‘unexpected’ penalties
Taxpayers should take note of the period within which they must submit a full and true return or relevant material.
Two pots will add complexity to the tax treatment of retirement benefit withdrawals
Withdrawals from the savings and retirement pots will be taxed in different ways.
Cybercrime judgment has implications for FSPs that email bank details to clients
ENS was aware that business email compromise attacks were rife in the conveyancing industry, judge says.
New MBSE course will teach you the skills to become an entrepreneur
The key to being a successful entrepreneur is to do what you’re truly passionate about.
Funeral intermediary in provisional liquidation over unpaid premiums
In response, Prosper says various factors that contributed to the dispute have not received the required consideration.
Are these emails really the ‘smoking gun’ in insurance ‘collusion’ case?
News24 publishes documents the Competition Commission submitted to obtain warrants ‘to raid’ insurers in 2022.
Limits to FAIS Ombud’s jurisdiction over crypto complaints
A complaint must be about crypto advice and services rendered from 19 October 2022.
PIC rejects allegations that Government Employees Pension Fund is at risk of insolvency
In response to allegations on social media that it’s facing a R3.3 trillion legal claim against its portfolio of assets.
Voetstoots or gatvol?
To be or not to be, that was the question for Mark Boucher and André de Ruyter.
Changes to Trust Property Control Act may be overturned by the courts
One of the unforeseen consequences could be the premature acquisition of rights.
Congratulations to MBSE’s top Advanced Certificate in Financial Planning students
All three students see the qualification as a stepping-stone to getting their CFP designation.
