Refundable ‘premium’ sinks taxpayer’s insurance deduction
The High Court finds that most of the payment was a recoverable, interest-bearing deposit rather than expenditure incurred for genuine insurance cover.
BHF: CMS’s contribution guidance could create unrealistic expectations
The industry body says the 3.8% benchmark does not fully reflect the utilisation and underlying healthcare-cost pressures that schemes face.
CMS explains why it rejected GEMS’s bid to lower contribution increase
The CMS argues that a 7.5% increase would have weakened GEMS’s financial sustainability and shifted costs to members in future.
SARS draft guide sets out tax implications for crypto transactions
Crypto users may trigger tax consequences through swaps, staking, mining, payments, employment benefits, or donations, even where no rand conversion takes place.
Death benefit ruling puts Mutsila judgment into practice
Although the retirement fund misapplied section 37C, the OPFA found the same outcome was equitable after applying the Constitutional Court’s guidance.
Small bets, big consequences: How gambling quietly erodes financial resilience
The latest Benchmark research argues that small, recurring gambling losses can compound over time just as powerfully as disciplined investing can build wealth.
FSCA provisionally withdraws Imermarket’s licence
The Authority says preliminary findings point to a risk of harm to clients, but the investigation remains ongoing and Imermarket has been given an opportunity to respond.
CMS reviewing Bonitas complaints, says recovery plan appears to be bearing fruit
The regulator says it is monitoring the situation and sees signs of improvement, but some members continue to report difficulties accessing healthcare and resolving claims.
The next frontier for employee benefits is integration
Sanlam’s Benchmark report argues that improving member outcomes increasingly depends on linking financial advice, healthcare, and risk benefits.
CMS rejects GEMS bid to cut 2026 contribution increase as unions demand answers
The regulator has rejected the scheme’s proposal to reduce its weighted average contribution adjustment to 7.5%, leaving the existing 9.5% increase in place.
More than a qualification, a story of perseverance
MBSE’s first in-person graduation ceremony celebrated not only its graduates, but a vision for professional education that has been almost two decades in the making.
FSCA highlights common CASP compliance failures
The regulator reports steady progress in licensing while sharing lessons from its AML inspections of authorised providers.
ConCourt narrows rand-rigging case but keeps key claims alive
The Competition Commission failed to revive most claims against the banks, but the judgment clarifies the legal framework under which the remaining case will proceed.
Compliance officer visit exemption continues
Compliance officers may continue using a risk-based approach to determining visit frequencies instead of complying with the prescribed minimum intervals.
Premium-collection relief retained for three years
The extension preserves the existing framework allowing qualifying juristic representatives to collect and deal with insurance premiums on behalf of insurers.
Insurance-cover exemption extended for underwriting managers
Qualifying Category I and Category IV underwriting-manager FSPs remain exempt from the section 13 requirement, subject to the existing conditions.
Was it really just Covid?
A review of five years of Medihelp’s annual reports traces the events behind the scheme’s fall below and its rise back above the statutory minimum.
Santam joins insurers rewarding claim-free customers with cashback
The new programme pays qualifying policyholders 10% of premiums back after claim-free periods, reflecting the growing use of rewards to build customer loyalty.
