The regulator is looking to international models as it seeks a more consistent way to assess member outcomes, costs, and investment performance.
Sanlam Life and Fedgroup Life have become the latest life insurers to be fined by the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) for not complying with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA). Earlier this year, […]
The financial, insurance and real estate sector has seen highest number of liquidations in the year to date – even exceeding those in the hard-hit accommodation and catering sector. This is according to […]
The financial, insurance and real estate sector has seen highest number of liquidations in the year to date – even exceeding those in the hard-hit accommodation and catering sector. This is according to […]
Slightly more than half of local equity managers outperformed the S&P South Africa Domestic Shareholder Weighted Capped Index during the first six months of this year. This is according to the SPIVA Scorecard […]
Slightly more than half of local equity managers outperformed the S&P South Africa Domestic Shareholder Weighted Capped Index during the first six months of this year. This is according to the SPIVA Scorecard […]
The Association for Savings and Investment SA (Asisa) has launched a consumer education website that “encourages readers to use their newly gained knowledge to have a meaningful discussion with their financial advisers before […]
The Association for Savings and Investment SA (Asisa) has launched a consumer education website that “encourages readers to use their newly gained knowledge to have a meaningful discussion with their financial advisers before […]
The concept of “emigration”, as recognised by the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has been phased out with effect 1 March 2021. This has created even more confusion […]
The concept of “emigration”, as recognised by the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has been phased out with effect 1 March 2021. This has created even more confusion […]
1Life developed Vantage, our financial adviser application, to provide financial services that are an appropriate and affordable by using the best technology available. 1Life Vantage is one of the first comprehensive digital solutions […]
As medical schemes announce their benefit changes and premium increases for 2022, the findings of a survey suggest that a significant number of members will move to lower-cost options or change medical schemes. […]
Millions of South Africans who rely on the quality of their cellular networks to work remotely will be in for a huge shock at the end of November if Icasa presses ahead with […]
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has introduced a new declaration form that can be used to inform it that a taxpayer has broken South African tax residency, says Daniel Baines, manager at PwC […]
Insurers should put processes in place to ensure that funeral policyholders are alerted when their dependants turn 21 and no longer qualify for child-dependant status, the Office of the FAIS Ombud says. It […]
From a number of recent tribunal decisions, it seems that some intermediaries do not understand the purpose of the Financial Services Tribunal – in particular, that it functions as an appeal mechanism only. […]
It would take R69 billion to close South Africa’s pensions gap, assuming a contribution rate of 10%, according to research published by Andrew Donaldson, senior research associate at the Southern African Labour and […]
National Treasury has published draft regulations that will make the provision of a benchmark a financial service that will regulated and supervised by the FSCA. “The integrity of benchmarks is critical for the […]
