South African investors committed R51 billion to collective investment schemes in the first quarter of 2026 despite heightened market volatility.
National Treasury has put National Health Insurance (NHI) on the backburner because of the slow progress in getting the project off the ground. In the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, Treasury said there […]
From 1 January next year, Old Mutual employees will have to submit proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. This follows similar announcements in September by Discovery Health and in October by […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has clarified that the collection costs incurred by a credit provider to enforce a credit agreement do not include legal fees. The appeal was brought by Bayport […]
A number of complex issues on how the proposed “two pots” retirement system will work in practice still have to be clarified, and fund members who are expecting immediate access to their savings […]
A number of complex issues on how the proposed “two pots” retirement system will work in practice still have to be clarified, and fund members who are expecting immediate access to their savings […]
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his first Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 11 November. Unlike policy statements of the recent past, the market was primed for positive surprises. After all, monthly […]
Netwerk24 reports that Markus Jooste’s legal team holds that the FSCA’s R241 million penalty is shockingly inappropriate in that he is also held accountable for the transgressions of those he advised to sell […]
As the 23 November deadline looms for non-provisional taxpayers, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) warns it has more scope to impose penalties on taxpayers who do not submit their returns on time. […]
The theft of confidential company information has been on the rise since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, where the move to working from home has resulted in less stringent safeguards to protect […]
The theft of confidential company information has been on the rise since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, where the move to working from home has resulted in less stringent safeguards to protect […]
The “default” annuity regulations were introduced to encourage the preservation of pension benefits and not to enable retirement funds to duplicate the investments offered by the financial services industry. This was the finding […]
An FSP can institute debarment proceedings against a representative for breaches of contract as long as the contractual breaches also result in a failure to meet the Fit and Proper Requirements or are […]
Retirement – particularly forced retirement – of financial advisers poses problems not only for advisers and their practices, but also for their clients, says Guy Holwill, the chief executive of Fairbairn Consult. Young […]
Short-term insurance intermediaries who want to remain relevant will have to evolve from being insurance facilitators to professional risk advisers. This one of the key take-outs from Santam’s 2021 Insurance Barometer. “Much of […]
Pension fund trustees often have a difficult task in determining who is a dependant – and how much of a death benefit should be allocated to each dependant – when a fund member […]
An employer does not have to prove fraud, dishonesty or theft to a retirement fund, and a fund is not expected to make a judgment about whether the employer has, in fact, proved […]
Discovery Group Risk has reported a huge increase in the number and value of claims in its 2021 financial year because of the impact of Covid-19. “The 2021 financial year saw large increases […]
