Legal precedent set as Odendaal’s assets forfeited in Steinhoff fraud battle

The SARB has forfeited to the state cash totalling R42m from Berdine Odendaal’s bank accounts, as well as her R18m property in Paarl’s Val de Vie estate.

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Suid-Afrika Verpletter Sri Lanka: Perspektief

Johan Rhoodie Van vroegdag af, hier op 18 Maart, juig al wat ’n Suid-Afrikaner is oor die Proteas se prag-oorwinning oor Sri Lanka in die kwarteindronte van vanjaar se Wêreldbekertoernooi Doer Onder. Die […]

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Harvest House Delivers Fine Crop

Moneyweb recently reported on an outstanding achievement by a relatively small investment house: The Natal Midlands might be a great place for dairy farmers and antique shops, but it’s probably not the place […]

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FSB Addresses Churning

Up front bonuses, offered by insurance companies to entice financial advisers to leave their current insurer and join another, were prohibited by the Financial Services Board in December 2014. In a media release on […]

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Well Bless My Soul

On Thursday, Moneyweb published an article titled: Process to repay 170,000 Defencex investors underway. This is an update on a story they have been covering for some time now. The introduction reads: Investors […]

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Broker Training by CMS

The Council for Medical Schemes will be hosting a one day consultative workshop and training for accredited healthcare brokers. The Workshop aims to provide guidance and clarity on the following: Applicable sections of […]

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Results and Certificates

We receive numerous requests on a daily basis for copies of results, or RE 1 and RE 5 certificates from candidates who mislaid theirs. You can download this from our website in your own time, […]

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POPI Essentials

We recently came across a very useful summary of what one can expect when POPI becomes a reality. The latest newsletter from attorneys, Van der Spuy & Partners of Thom Street, Paarl and […]

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Inseta Regulatory Exam Workshops

Inseta announced a new series of workshops for those who still need to write the level 1 regulatory examination. It is essentially aimed at those who were granted an exemption from their final deadline, […]

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Blood, Sweat and Tears

The final Super 15 matches have, to date, seen a number of unexpected results. Picking the winners in Superbru is almost as difficult as trying to predict the scores. One of the guys […]

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Debarment Problems Persist

Despite warnings and guidelines from the Regulator, it appears that personal vendettas are in some instances a stronger driver than legal obligations. I received the following enquiry from a reader on 7 March: […]

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Hedge Fund Regulation Published

The National Treasury and Financial Services Board issued a media release on 5 March 2015 to inform the industry of the signed Declaration Notice from the Minister of Finance and the final Determination from the […]

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Will Tax Free Savings Achieve its Goal?

The announcement of this incentive, intended to promote savings, received a fair amount of media coverage. It will be interesting to see whether this continues, and what impact it will have on the […]

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