The FSCA finds wildly inconsistent withdrawal charges under the two-pot retirement system, with some members paying up to R750 per transaction.
“Merely claiming” that compliance with the financial soundness requirements will create hardship is not “reasonable grounds” for justifying an exemption from section 45(2) of Board Notice 194 of 2017. Such claims must be […]
Licensed financial institutions, including FSPs, have until December 15 to verify or update their profile information on the FSCA’s e-portals. However, they might be experiencing some problems in completing this task, because several […]
Licensed financial institutions, including FSPs, have until December 15 to verify or update their profile information on the FSCA’s e-portals. However, they might be experiencing some problems in completing this task, because several […]
The FSCA says it will abide by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that the Gauteng Division of the High Court erred in September when it ordered the final liquidation of trading […]
South Africa is expected to take remedial steps within 18 months to address the “significant weaknesses” in parts of the country’s system to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and weapons […]
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published for public comment another discussion document as it develops a regulatory framework for winding down a failed or failing financial institution. The “Proposed valuation requirements […]
In Allan Gray’s latest Quarterly Commentary, Tamryn Lamb, Allan Gray’s head of retail distribution, distilled some of the points discussed at the asset manager’s 2021 Investment Summit to answer the five key questions […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has approved the settlement order that forces the South African Post Office (SAPO) to pay the millions of rands in contributions it deducted from employees’ salaries over […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has approved the settlement order that forces the South African Post Office (SAPO) to pay the millions of rands in contributions it deducted from employees’ salaries over […]
The Information Regulator published, on 12 October, its guide on how to use the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), in each of South Africa’s 11 official languages. The PAIA Guide has […]
Five medical schemes – including Discovery, the country’s biggest by number of beneficiaries – paid commissions to brokers above the industry average last year, according to the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) annual […]
Alexander Forbes says it supports National Treasury’s proposed “two-bucket” system, as its latest Member Insights highlighted non-preservation as the main reason only 6% of fund members can expect to retire with a replacement […]
The main reason the FSCA fined FSPs in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) last year was for failing to implement a risk management and compliance programme (RMCP), the Financial Intelligence […]
Absa intends to sell its LISP business to Glacier by Sanlam as part of the overall transaction in which Sanlam Investment Holdings (SIH) will acquire Absa’s investment management business. In a SENS announcement, […]
You can be certain that any sentence with the words “South Africans”, “retirement plan” and “recent survey” will tell you something you probably already know: few South Africans are saving enough. That pretty […]
The concept of “emigration”, as recognised by the Financial Surveillance Department (FSD) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has been phased out with effect from 1 March 2021. This has created even […]
The concept of “emigration”, as recognised by the Financial Surveillance Department (FSD) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has been phased out with effect from 1 March 2021. This has created even […]
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