The proposed reforms could require significant operational changes for insurers, but industry experts believe they address only part of the problem.
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance has rejected a proposed amendment to the Pension Funds Act (PFA) that would allow retirement fund members to take out loans of up to 30% against their pension […]
The post-pandemic world we are edging towards will require the adoption and honing of a new set of soft skills, according to Thuthuka Gumede, the regional general manager: Gauteng South at SanlamConnect. “Emotional […]
As a financial adviser, your basic function is to ensure that your clients make provision for the foreseeable, as well as the not-so-foreseeable future – the things that can happen, and those that […]
The Financial Services Tribunal has upheld the debarment of West-Pro Holdings’ managing director and key individual for falsely claiming that the administrator’s funeral policies were underwritten by Old Mutual. It also upheld the […]
The Financial Services Tribunal has upheld the debarment of West-Pro Holdings’ managing director and key individual for falsely claiming that the administrator’s funeral policies were underwritten by Old Mutual. It also upheld the […]
Sanlam and Alexander Forbes have announced two transactions in which they will buy divisions from each other. Sanlam will pay R200 million for Alexander Forbes’ individual client administration business, which will become part […]
Sanlam and Alexander Forbes have announced two transactions in which they will buy divisions from each other. Sanlam will pay R200 million for Alexander Forbes’ individual client administration business, which will become part […]
The closure of South Africa’s biggest money market fund in the second quarter knocked the collective investment scheme industry, with total net inflows hitting their lowest level in five years in the year […]
The closure of South Africa’s biggest money market fund in the second quarter knocked the collective investment scheme industry, with total net inflows hitting their lowest level in five years in the year […]
Lawyers acting for the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) and four other business organisations have sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa objecting to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. The four other organisations […]
All employees in the private security sector, irrespective of their job description, must become members of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund, and likewise all employers in the sector must participate in the […]
All employees in the private security sector, irrespective of their job description, must become members of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund, and likewise all employers in the sector must participate in the […]
A decision made by a fund’s trustees can be interfered with only where it can be shown that they have taken irrelevant, improper and irrational factors into consideration, and where it can be […]
A decision made by a fund’s trustees can be interfered with only where it can be shown that they have taken irrelevant, improper and irrational factors into consideration, and where it can be […]
A case that came before the Financial Services Tribunal has underscored the importance of ensuring that divorce settlements conform to the provisions of the Pension Funds Act and the Divorce Act when addressing […]
A case that came before the Financial Services Tribunal has underscored the importance of ensuring that divorce settlements conform to the provisions of the Pension Funds Act and the Divorce Act when addressing […]
David Rees, senior emerging markets economist: Uncertainty about the virulence of Omicron, its ability to resist vaccination and spread rapidly, among other things, has rocked global financial markets. Those questions will take time […]
