Fifth wave could hit SA in April or May
A fifth wave of Covid-19 could hit South Africa in April or May, but Discovery thinks it is unlikely that it will be more severe than previous waves, says group’s chief executive, Adrian […]
Why are so few affluent investors using offshore platforms?
Allan Gray’s data finds that advisers making heavier use of offshore solutions often have higher client balances and stronger inflows.
Tribunal not confident FSP will follow the correct debarment procedure
The Financial Services Tribunal has set aside the debarment of a representative and declined to refer the matter back to the FSP for reconsideration, because the tribunal had no confidence that the FSP […]
5.5% increase for GEPF pensioners
Pensioners who belong to the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) will receive a 5.5% pension increase on 1 April. Pensioners who retired on or before 1 April 2021 will receive the full increase, […]
Fundi Tshazibana to head the Prudential Authority
The South Africa Reserve Bank has appointed deputy governor Fundi Tshazibana as the chief executive of the Prudential Authority (PA), in a rotation of deputy governor positions, the SARB said in a statement […]
Will loyalty programme devices be used to refute claims?
My colleague Mark Bechard’s article on the increase in rejected claims because of reckless driving raises a few interesting questions about the possible use of technology when investigating such claims. The Ombudsman for Short-term […]
Sars is not targeting taxpayers unfairly, says Kieswetter
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has “a long way to go” before its service reached an acceptable level and it was “striving hard” to strike a better balance between customer service and risk […]
PSG Group to unbundle, delist in bid to reduce share discount
The PSG Group plans to unbundle its investments and delist from the JSE in an attempt to reduce the 30% discount at which its shares trade to the value of the group’s underlying […]
CMM curators still waiting for prosecutions
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has yet to take action against those responsible for the losses incurred by investors in Corporate Money Managers (CMM), although the matter was brought its attention in 2017. […]
Mining shares push JSE higher in February
While most major global markets ended in the red, mining sector stocks drove the FTSE/JSE All Share Index 2.4% higher in February. The Alsi is up 3.2% so far this year. Diversified miners, […]
SA cannot avoid tax increases, says Finance and Fiscal Commission deputy chairman
“We need to have a serious debate about raising taxes, because taxes are going to have to go up. There is no doubt about it in my mind,” Michael Sachs, the deputy chairman […]
FSCA publishes draft conduct standard on benchmarks
The FSCA has published a draft conduct standard on the requirements for providing a benchmark in South Africa. This follows the publication in September last year by National Treasury of draft regulations that […]
PA loses bid to remove Ram as 3Sixty Life’s curator
The Prudential Authority (PA) has lost its urgent application to replace Yashoda Ram as the provisional curator of 3Sixty Life, with the Gauteng High Court ruling on Thursday that the regulator had “adopted […]
Millions of rands siphoned from Numsa’s insurance company, report shows
Millions of rands in insurance premiums paid by members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) were siphoned from life insurer 3Sixty Life to prop up other Numsa-owned companies between 2017 […]
Numsa: Was report a factional attempt to cause panic?
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has noted the article published by James Stent in GroundUp and the article written by Micah Reddy of amaBhungane. The articles are making reference […]
R3.2bn of Santam’s record R24.5bn claims pay-out went to BI policyholders
Santam paid out R24.5 billion (2020: R21bn) in claims last year, the highest gross claims pay-out in its 104-year history, the country’s biggest short-term insurer said in its financial results for the year […]
FSCA will use its enforcement powers to promote transformation
The FSCA has outlined how it intends to promote transformation in the financial sector, both now and, more importantly, once the Conduct of Financial Institutions (Cofi) Bill becomes law. This week, the Authority […]
‘Fit and proper’ exemptions for credit life, funeral insurance FSPs
The FSCA is exempting FSPs, key individuals and representatives who operate in the credit life and funeral insurance space from some of the Fit and Proper Requirements. The reason for the exemptions is […]
