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.
The Financial Services Tribunal (FST) has sharply rebuked the FAIS Ombud for the way in which she arrived at a Sharemax determination, saying the ombud not only failed to interrogate the FSP’s version, […]
Fires or explosions generated the most expensive losses for South African businesses over the past five years, accounting for 65% of the value of all claims, according to a study by Allianz Global […]
Insured values will become a major discussion point with insureds this year, as high inflation raises the risk of underinsurance for companies and mis-declared values for insurers, according to Allianz Global Corporate & […]
Lump sums, monthly annuities and salaries are not off-limits to the long arm of the taxman. Taxpayers who have failed to pay their tax debts in full to the South African Revenue Service […]
A long period of silence on cryptocurrency regulation in South Africa has finally been broken. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) deputy governor Kuben Naidoo has now confirmed that new regulations are set to […]
The non-life insurance sector in South Africa, more commonly known as the short-term insurance industry, has arguably experienced its most challenging three years. Although provision was made for possible disasters such as fire […]
Akani Retirement Fund Administrators says it intends to take legal action following what it called the FSCA’s “unlawful” search and seizure operation at its premises. It said this action would include applying to […]
In its response to the High Court’s decision in the Living Hands matter, Old Mutual said it was concerned about the precedent that the judgment sets “for the rest of the financial services […]
The FSCA has published a draft notice setting out the conditions under which collective investment scheme (CIS) managers will be exempt from some of the requirements of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act […]
The FSCA says it is investigating Nirvesh Financial Services (Pty) Ltd and Veracity Markets (Pty) Ltd for allegedly conducting unauthorised over-the-counter (OTC) derivative business and for possible breaches of other financial sector laws. […]
The High Court in Pretoria has upheld a Regional Court order that King Price must pay a claimant the amount he owed the bank for his vehicle, which was written off after an […]
Old Mutual says it will file an application to appeal against the judgment by the South Gauteng High Court ordering Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers (Omut) to pay more than R1.7 billion in […]
Moonstone Business School of Excellence (MBSE) has completely revamped its two popular online courses on the National Credit Act (NCA) and will add a third course. All three courses provide the practical knowledge […]
Moonstone Information Refinery has launched a video series to help students prepare for the regulatory exams for key individuals and representatives. The videos are not training material but are designed to help students […]
The authorities will roll out a number of measures in the coming months to regulate crypto assets and boost the legitimise use of the technology, Kuben Naidoo, deputy governor of the South African […]
A recent order by the High Court in Johannesburg does not set a precedent for an employer or a creditor to make deductions from a retirement benefit that are prohibited by the Pension […]
The South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) has paid out R24 billion in claims relating to last year’s unrest. In a statement this week, Sasria said the pay-out represented 80% of the […]
