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The FSCA has agreed to reconsider the R50 million penalty it imposed on Mirror Trading International (MTI) for conducting unregistered financial services business in contravention of the FAIS Act. The Financial Services Tribunal […]
PPS Life Insurance paid Covid-19-related claims of R1.4 billion in 2021, which was 36% higher than in 2020, when claims were 45% up from 2019, the mutual insurer said in its annual report […]
The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) says the damage to infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal as a result of the floods already exceeds R1.1 billion, which was the estimated cost of damage after the flash […]
As a result of the huge interest in the privacy governance segment of our Regulatory Update Webinar in February, Moonstone Compliance will be holding a series of webinars dealing specifically with this issue. […]
If you are at the receiving end of an adverse decision by a financial services regulator, you should make use of your right to request reasons for the decision, because this may result […]
Business Day reported on an FSCA briefing for the select committee on finance on Tuesday on the current status of the Conduct of Financial Institutions (Cofi) Bill. “The Treasury is processing the bill. […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal’s “deeply disturbing” decision in the case of Municipal Employees’ Pension Fund vs Pandelani Midas Mudau puts at risk the accrued retirement benefits of millions of fund members, says […]
The Municipal Employees Pension Fund (MEPF) and its administrator, Akani, have won another court case – this time in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) – that upheld the retrospective application of an […]
Ninety One displaced Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) as South Africa’s biggest asset manager last year, with total assets under management (AUM) of R690.6 billion on behalf of South African clients at 30 […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) will host two-day training webinars for healthcare brokers in May. There will be a compulsory assessment on the second day of the webinars. The sessions will cover […]
PSG Konsult’s recurring headline earnings rose 31% to R920.6 million in the year to the end of February 2022, as the financial services group continued its growth trajectory. Recurring headline earnings have grown […]
The Financial Services Tribunal has dismissed an application, with costs, by Overanet Investments to have the JSE reconsider its decision to refuse to cancel a share trade that, Overanet alleged, was entered into […]
The FSCA has given FSPs until 31 May to complete an electronic survey of their crypto-asset-related activities. The purpose of the survey is to assist the FSCA in obtaining a better understanding of […]
The Financial Services Tribunal has declined an FSP’s request for reconsideration of the FSCA’s refusal to exempt him from the Fit and Proper Requirements on the grounds of financial hardship. In 2020, George […]
A representative conspired with a client in an attempt to have the complaint against him withdrawn, the Financial Services Tribunal said in its decision to uphold his debarment. Sanlam Developing Markets (SDM) debarred […]
The Financial Services Tribunal has ordered the Pension Funds Adjudicator to reopen a complaint against Old Mutual involving the alleged conversion of a policy to an annuity without the client’s consent. The Adjudicator […]
A very popular management guide, Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, written by Wess Roberts in the late 1980s, contained reflections on leadership that formed the core of many a management course. Some […]
