The Constitutional Court must decide whether Parliament’s NHI process met constitutional standards – or whether the law must go back for a redo.
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 […]
The FSCA has published a conduct standard setting out the requirements relating to third-party cell captive insurance business. Conduct Standard 2 of 2022 (INS) came into operation on 1 October and applies immediately […]
The following is an extract from the FSCA’s statement explains the need for, the expected impact of, and the intended operation of the conduct standard on third-party cell captive insurance business. Enhancements to […]
3Sixty Life has registered its intention to appeal against the High Court’s decision to place the underwriter under final curatorship. The High Court also cancelled the appointment of Yashoda Ram as 3Sixty Life’s […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld the Gauteng provincial government’s claim against Zurich Insurance for the cost of repairing damage caused during the construction of tunnels for the Gautrain. The High […]
As attention shifts to Parliament’s processing of the omnibus “anti-grey-listing bill”, the equally important amendments to the schedules to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica) have probably slipped from public view. However, the […]
The Prudential Authority (PA) has granted Capitec a licence to conduct life insurance business in South Africa, Capitec announced this week. A subsidiary of Capitec Bank Holdings, Capitec Ins. Pty Ltd, has been […]
