Grey list comeback? South Africa’s anti-corruption warning

BLSA’s October 2026 Reform Tracker warns that stalled anti-corruption reforms and weaknesses in law enforcement could put South Africa’s removal from the FATF grey list at risk.

Read More

Interesting Short term claims trends in 2020

The 2020 annual report from the Office of the Short-term Ombud (OSTI) shows some very interesting trends which developed during the year under review. Reasonable Precautions claims Refuted claims under the “reasonable precautions” […]

Read More

Get started on POPIA by registering

It was quite interesting to see a South African regulator take on an international giant like Whatsapp, setting out its terms for implementation of what appeared to be a very highhanded approach to […]

Read More

Get started on POPIA by registering

It was quite interesting to see a South African regulator take on an international giant like Whatsapp, setting out its terms for implementation of what appeared to be a very highhanded approach to […]

Read More

When death do us part

One has to wonder whether those who are so quick to criticise the industry in isolated cases ever take note of the good news. Not that I am implying that death is good […]

Read More

When death do us part

One has to wonder whether those who are so quick to criticise the industry in isolated cases ever take note of the good news. Not that I am implying that death is good […]

Read More

Why did MPC keep interest rates unchanged?

The answer is simple. Inflation, according to Thalia Petousis, fund manager at Allan Gray. Last week, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3,5%, […]

Read More

Wearables for the win

The role technology plays in an individual’s life is rapidly growing and individuals are becoming more dependent on it – from tracking steps to monitoring heart rate are now part of a daily […]

Read More

SAQA impacted by funding constraints

Legalbrief Today reports as follows: “The SA Qualifications Authority (Saqa) has been forced to operate at limited capacity due to funding constraints, which could leave thousands of prospective students and employees in limbo. […]

Read More

Five ways to get new habits to stick

COVID-19 has changed our experience of being a customer, an employee, a citizen and a human. These behaviour shifts will not change overnight and some have now become the norm. “Well, COVID-19 has […]

Read More

The importance of a robust retirement plan

Now is a good time for retirees to secure a guaranteed income for life. According to retirement income specialist Just, if your retirement savings were invested in balanced funds through the market turmoil […]

Read More