Crypto transfers: new client information requirements coming for CASPs and intermediaries

The ‘travel rule’ means CASPs and FSPs cannot initiate a crypto asset transfer unless they can transmit prescribed information.

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SA expats unite against proposed tax changes

Kirsten Hastings, writing for International Adviser notes that Expats working overseas have formed a Facebook group to stay abreast of developments on Treasury’s investigation into possibly taxing them. South Africans working in countries […]

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CIS STATISTICS FOR 2016

The annual local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry statistics for 2016 were released in February. The statistics show that the industry enjoyed strong growth in 2016, attracting net inflows of R166 billion and pushing […]

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Legislative Avalanche Warning

If you have just returned from a visit to Mars, you may want to take cognisance of some of the legislative changes that are currently taking place. It is a daunting task just […]

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Technology and Disintermediation

A recent article in Insurance Gateway® titled Thematic considerations for the future of the insurance industry by Rahima Cassim, Fund Manager at Ashburton Investments, contains some interesting thoughts on where the industry is […]

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Register for fake qualifications proposed

Dankie Frans Petrus Zeelie van Moonstone Business School of Excellence vir die aanstuur hiervan. Chantall Presence writes in Business Report that steps are being taken to name and shame holders of bogus qualifications. […]

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Fees Due and Financial Soundness Calculation

Ken’s question Thank you for the article regarding financial soundness. Are fees/commissions due, but not yet received, construed as an asset? As you know, most institutions pay during the month following the receipt […]

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FSB’s Core Focus for Transition to FSCA

Below is a summary of a recent article by Advocate Dube Tshidi, Executive Officer at the FSB, which was published in Insurance Gateway. When the FSB becomes the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA), […]

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Breathing space for Medical Insurers

Demarcation Regulations, published on 23 December 2016, determined that certain insurance policies that have elements of a business of a medical scheme shall be ‘health policies’, and ‘accident and health policies’ respectively. The ‘health policies’, […]

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Big data: What’s the big deal?

They say big data is here to stay and yet, globally, many organisations have no clue what it means or how to use it. Like confidence, big data can mean different things to […]

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Financial Soundness – at all times

At a recent meeting between senior officials of the FAIS Division of the FSB and a committee of industry members, Ms Lorraine van Deventer expressed the concern that many FSPs still do not fully […]

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CMS Training

The Council of Medical Schemes will be running the following training from April onwards. Accredited skills programs Induction broker training Trustee induction training and Advanced broker training Each of the above has its […]

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Work smarter and harder

The Afrikaans idiom, “Van uitstel kom afstel” probably rings more true than the English equivalent: “Procrastination is the thief of time” as far as the financial services industry is concerned. Failing to adapt […]

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Sharemax Investigation Reopened?

Sharemax and the media never had a cosy relationship. In the early days, Deon Basson published a number of articles in which he asked searching questions which eventually led to legal action by […]

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RDR in Perspective

I was fortunate to attend a recent presentation on this topic by Billy Seyffert, COO of Moonstone Compliance. Many see the Retail Distribution Review as the beginning of the end. In a way, […]

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