Discovery Health is engaging affected members individually after a processing error led to some pharmacy claims being paid beyond Above Threshold Benefit limits during 2025.
There is an 85% probability that South Africa will be grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February next year, mainly because institutions in the criminal justice system were undermined during […]
The proposed “beneficial owner” disclosure and reporting requirements for listed companies could result in companies moving their primary listing from South Africa to other jurisdictions, the JSE has told the National Assembly’s Standing […]
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance (Scof) has extended to 25 October the deadline for submitting comments on the omnibus bill aimed at preventing South Africa’s grey-listing next year. On Tuesday, the […]
If South Africa does escape being grey-listed next year, it will be by the skin of our teeth. Time is not on the country’s side when one considers the work that must be […]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called for information about the beneficial ownership of companies to be made publicly available. Cosatu and one of its affiliates, the Southern African Clothing […]
The Department of Social Security is not equipped to deal with the registration of every non-profit organisation (NPO) in the country, while the failure of NPOs to register will have dire consequences for […]
Sanlam announced this week that it has submitted a letter to the board of AfroCentric Investment Corporation Limited (AfroCentric), expressing Sanlam’s intention to acquire AfroCentric shares that would result in Sanlam acquiring a […]
Gavin Smith CFP® has been a financial planner for 10 years. But a recent experience with a mail-order trampoline was something of a Eureka moment for him. My wife and I became parents […]
In a recent article, I quoted from a review conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) that examined developments in corporate insurance claims and highlighted the top causes of loss for companies, […]
The determination did not sufficiently address an adviser’s submissions on the extent of the complainant’s losses.
If a trust is not valid, the trustees can be held personally liable for any taxes related to the trust activities.
Recordings of the Authority’s recent workshops on financial soundness are available on YouTube.
Financial Services Tribunal sets out why the policy’s absence from the record is not fatal to a procedurally fair process.
Members who migrated to other medical schemes can only ask for waiting periods to be waived.
CEO Thabo Legwaila named as the acting ombud for three months.
SA Federation of Trade Unions says a basic income grant of R1 500 a month should be introduced progressively.
Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant (BIG), have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how […]
