Strong market performance lifts assets to record highs, but lapses and protection gaps persist beneath the surface.
The past 30 years have seen a significant move away from employer-sponsored standalone retirement funds to employers participating in commercial umbrella funds. The trend has been driven by the regulator wanting fewer retirement […]
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Momentum-Unisa Consumer Financial Vulnerability Index (CFVI) shows that consumers were financially worse off in the second quarter compared with the first three months of this […]
A few years ago, climate change was a far-off reality, but a marked increase in natural disasters and weather-related catastrophes points to the reality that it may be closer to home than we […]
The FSCA is proposing that significant owners of FSPs become subject to the honesty and integrity requirements of Joint Standard 1 of 2020, saying the amendment is required urgently to prevent South Africa […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has recommended that contribution increases for 2023 should be limited to 5.7%, in line with the South African Reserve Bank’s projected average inflation rate for next year. […]
A failure to adhere to the basic procedures set out in the FAIS Act resulted in the Financial Services Tribunal (FST) instructing an FSP to have another go at debarring a representative who […]
A Toyota Land Cruiser valued at more than R1.2 million found its way into the hands of the general of a rebel army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a […]
Standard Bank and its lawyers have come under fire from a Durban High Court judge for taking shortcuts in an application against a defaulting homeowner. The bank sought default judgment and an order […]
Women hold 47% of life policies, but the value of their cover is much lower than that of men, and few women have sufficient income protection, according to Discovery Life’s analysis of its […]
Moonstone recently reported on the regulatory action the FSCA has taken against past and present trustees of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) after concluding its three-year investigation into the board. For […]
Is it a “done deal” that South Africa will be placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list next year? There are those who think it is, and therefore advisers should engage […]
The FSCA is taking regulatory action against past and present trustees of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) after concluding its three-year investigation into the board. In a statement, the FSCA said […]
The Department of Health’s timeline for the full implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) was “years to decades”, Dr Nicholas Crisp, the deputy director general in the department responsible for the implementation of […]
For the first time since it was established in 2016, the Information Regulator (IR) will be able to enforce its powers and provide an effective remedy to complainants whose right to privacy and […]
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has reported a fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 Janssen vaccine. This is the first reported link between […]
The audit, tax and advisory industry has transformed significantly over the years and gradually the skills pool in this industry has become more diverse. Despite developing the same skills and receiving the same […]
In a blow to foreign law graduates who have lived, studied and completed articles and pupilage in South Africa, the Constitutional Court has ruled that a section of the Legal Practice Act (LPA) […]
