The Prudential Authority has withdrawn its liquidation bid after progress on depositor repayments, but Ithala is still unlicensed and cannot resume deposit-taking.
Ten months after the coronavirus provoked global stay-at-home orders, most financial advisers haven’t returned to the office yet. Various media reports and statistics indicate that we are likely to see the percentage of […]
A Deloitte survey last year determined that Internet-connected offerings, such as motor telematics and home insurance linked to home sensors, cause apprehension among many customers, as they do not feel comfortable sharing data […]
As South Africa received the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines that are expected to help the country’s efforts to stem the Covid-19 virus, medical aid umbrella bodies assured members that their medical scheme […]
Lockdown restrictions might have impacted the publics drinking habits and patterns, but once South Africa’s strict new drunk-driving laws have been passed, drivers won’t be allowed to drink alcohol at all. In January, […]
Registration for Moonstone’s popular annual self-comply workshop for 2021 is still open. Don’t delay – book your spot today! The annual webinar aimed specifically at Financial Services Providers NOT required to appoint a […]
The emergence of COVID-19 turned 2020 into an extraordinary year, leading to significant changes in the way we live and work. In the Financial Advice industry many had to move to virtual-based businesses […]
Although COVID-19 has created greater awareness of the need for life insurance, consumer spending power has reduced significantly. Add to this the increase in death and funeral claims as well as the impact […]
“Advisers are acting like travel agents, selling clients a ticket to a seat on the aeroplane, when in fact, we should be thinking of ourselves as pilots, being with our clients throughout their […]
“The days of wealthy taxpayers’ tax compliance status not being fully tested by SARS are well and truly over,” Peter Dachs, head of ENSafrica’s tax department writes in Business Day. According to SARS […]
The President has given effect to the 2020 tax proposals by signing three tax Acts into law that will introduce several big new changes for South African taxpayers: The Rates and Monetary Amounts […]
The COVID-19 pandemic turned 2020 into an unprecedented year, leading to changes in the way we live and work. In 2021, some of these trends are likely to continue, reshaping everything from the […]
Adjusted Level 3 Regulations were gazetted on 29 December 2020 and contain further restrictions and stricter penalties for non-compliance with a view to curbing the spread of the virus while retaining a functioning […]
Following the legal certainty it sought on business interruption claims, it is to be hoped that the FSCA will follow the example of the UK regulator in quickly setting guidelines and principles for […]
Given the unprecedented disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak, it is no surprise that business interruption and the pandemic outbreak top the 2021 Allianz Risk Barometer, an annual survey on global business risks […]
The global pandemic has caused disruptions to economies around the world. While the most devastating effects of the disease have been the number of infections and deaths, its economic consequences cannot be understated. […]
Client advice records, or the lack thereof, was identified as one of the trends in complaints contained in the latest annual report of the FAIS Ombud A tick-box exercise does not help the […]
“Critics of the report fail to understand the findings. The report DOES NOT say legitimate investigations of wrongdoing is racist because it identified more black wrongdoers, it says, the med schemes have not […]
