Freedom’s just another word
The government’s call for assistance from the business world to get the economy going again is hopefully a welcome change in the view that private enterprise is in competition with it. The perceived […]
FSCA slaps Banxso and directors with record R2bn fine
The Authority says the penalties reflect the financial benefit gained from unlawful conduct and the harm to clients – handing 30-year debarments to several Banxso executives.
Registrars can grant default debt judgments, says High Court
The full bench of the Mpumalanga High Court has ruled that registrars are entitled to grant default judgments in matters related to the National Credit Act (NCA) – thereby either clarifying or adding […]
‘Pressures on core inflation are building’
BNP Paribas says the pressures on core inflation are building, which could force the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) to step up the pace of repo rate hikes from next month. Meanwhile, Anchor […]
Retirement funds can use Irba’s revised formats for their financial statements
The FSCA has exempted retirement funds from using the formats in Board Notice 77 when preparing financial statements as long as they use the revised report formats approved by the Independent Regulatory Board […]
FSCA agrees to reconsider R50m fine on Mirror Trading International
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 […]
About 48% of PPS’s claims in 2021 were Covid-related
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 […]
Insurance update on KZN floods
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 […]
Bookings open for Moonstone’s Privacy Governance webinar
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. […]
Why you should ask a regulator for reasons for a decision
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 […]
Adding sugar to the Cofi?
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. […]
SCA judgment ‘puts fund retirement members’ accrued benefits at risk’
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 […]
Supreme Court of Appeal upholds amended rule affecting withdrawal benefits
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 displaces OMIG as SA’s biggest asset manager
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 […]
CMS training webinars for healthcare brokers in May
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 growth trajectory continues
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 […]
Bid to have JSE reconsider decision not to cancel R6m share trade ‘error’ fails
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 […]
FSPs given until the end of May to complete crypto assets survey
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 […]
