The industry broadly supports centralising tracing and administration but questions whether moving assets to the CPD is necessary, appropriate, or in members’ interests.
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 […]
A Sanlam independently commissioned survey on educational savings in South Africa showed that most participants save under R20 000 for education a year. Once school fees are deducted, that leaves little wiggle room […]
Santam announced today that it will settle valid claims for all commercial policies with contingent business interruption (CBI) extensions in addition to those covered by its Hospitality & Leisure division. This announcement impacts […]
The annual webinar, aimed specifically at Financial Services Providers NOT required to appoint a compliance officer, will be hosted on Wednesday, 24 February 2021. The three-hour session is geared towards the changing “conduct” […]
The annual webinar, hosted by Moonstone Compliance and aimed specifically at Financial Services Providers NOT required to appoint a compliance officer, will be presented on Wednesday, 24 February 2021. The focus of this […]
Whether you are a JSE-listed company, a local coffee shop, or are self-employed and work from a home office, you share a common business goal – to maintain your operational ability and productivity. […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has just published its quarterly report for the period ended 30 September 2020. Tasked with monitoring the financial performance and soundness of medical schemes, the CMS publishes […]
After various delays, including an urgent application to interdict the release, the Section 59 Interim Investigation Report into allegations of unfair racial discrimination and procedural unfairness, intended for release in December 2020, was […]
On Tuesday, 19 January 2021, the FSCA announced that it has finalised its investigation into Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd (MTI) and will share its report with the liquidators appointed by the Master […]
On Tuesday, 19 January 2021, the FSCA announced that it has finalised its investigation into Mirror Trading International (Pty) Ltd (MTI) and will share its report with the liquidators appointed by the Master […]
Towards the end of 2020, we announced that Moonstone’s Business School of Excellence (MBSE) has partnered with FUNDI and STUDENT HERO – two leading education funding providers, to help you apply or pre-qualify […]
Towards the end of 2020, we announced that Moonstone’s Business School of Excellence (MBSE) has partnered with FUNDI and STUDENT HERO – two leading education funding providers, to help you apply or pre-qualify […]
If Covid-19 has shown us anything, it underlined the fact that the future of life insurance belongs to the insurers who go out of their way to make their customers’ lives simpler and […]
The UK Supreme Court has upheld the judgement on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) business interruption (BI) insurance test case. This step completes the legal process for impacted policies and means that many […]
“The retirement funds sector in South Africa has seen significant change in the past few years – with the focus largely on stronger regulation to protect the interests of members. There can be […]
