Apply today for MBSE’s Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning
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FSCA licenses most crypto provider applicants – as enforcement tightens
The rising number of investigations and inspections underline a shift from registration to active supervision.
Short-term insurers with the most and the least complaints in 2022
The important statistic is the proportion of personal lines complaints relative to an insurer’s share of the total personal lines claims.
What’s inside the long-term insurance ombudsman’s 2022 report
Decline in the number of complaints and in the number of cases resolved in favour of policyholders.
Life insurers with the most and least complaints to the ombud in 2022
Cases that were resolved wholly or partially in favour of the complainants fell to 29%.
Single Financial Ombudsman scheme set to go live in 2024
The amalgamated scheme will later include the FAIS Ombud and the JSE Ombud.
WhatsApp fraudsters are stealing and abusing legitimate FSPs’ branding
FSCA issues a spate of warnings about scammers impersonating authorised FSPs and offering unrealistic returns.
Director’s 10-year debarment excessive, tribunal finds
His FSPs were fined a total of R250 000 for selling two products before they were licensed.
Bargaining councils can’t intrude on retirement funds’ statutory protections
Collective agreements dealing with retirement funds must be concluded with reference not only to employment laws but also the Pension Funds Act.
SA capital markets are cheap, but is it darkest before dawn?
Any stupid remark or action could lead to a further downgrade in South Africa’s credit rating and higher 10-year government bond yields.
Bid to join auditor, compliance officer in Insure Group claim fails
High Court rejects arguments that they owed the insurers a statutory duty.
Treasury gives the FIC a R265m boost to fight financial crime
The Centre has launched a new forensic unit to assist law enforcement combat complex money-laundering cases.
Automated payment is not a defence to pension interest claims
The fund said the automated payment of the spouse’s 50% interest was already in process, and the payment could not be stopped.
OM Bridge to pay R3.1m fine as part of agreement with FSCA
Director signs an undertaking not to be involved in the financial services industry for seven years.
Employment equity: are numerical targets merely quotas by another name?
Until now, affirmative action in South Africa has not been underpinned by numerical targets.
Updated: Discovery to petition SCA after losing appeal against R25m disability order
The key issue in the appeal application was the relationship between the insured event and the life insurer’s duty to pay the claim.
Booking for webinar on disciplinary action closes on 19 May
Moonstone Compliance will lay out the best practices for disciplinary procedures.
Time is running out to get your CPD points
And applications are now open for the second semester.
