Two-thirds of brokers say they want plain-language breakdowns of extensions and exclusions, according to the 2025 Santam Insurance Barometer.
The Enforcement Committee of the FSB recently published interesting details of two settlement cases. Magnum Opus It appears that Magnum Opus Investment Managers administered a collective investment scheme without being duly licenced, or […]
Sports Minister, Fikile Mbalula, on Monday said: “I have resolved to revoke the privilege of Athletics South Africa (ASA), Cricket South Africa (CSA), Netball South Africa (NSA) and South African Rugby (SARU) to […]
Cadiz Asset Management published an interesting article on the way forward for African Bank. In 2014, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) placed African Bank under curatorship following the largest bank and corporate […]
The alarm bells went off just after 8 am last Thursday as we started getting frantic calls from compliance officers about ORG Number notification emails sent to FSPs with instructions how to verify […]
Provident fund members stand to gain a significant income boost from tax law changes – GTC Wealth Management The changes to legislation regarding provident fund cash lump sums at retirement hit the headlines […]
We normally refrain from mixing politics with sport in this column. My comments below should also not be construed as political, but rather as a practical perspective on a few issues that should […]
We receive enquiries on a daily basis from (often disgruntled) representatives who wish to re-enter the industry by applying to have their debarment lifted. Unfortunately, as a representative, you cannot apply to have […]
Two new draft Board Notices were published by the FSB last week. The first aims to provide clarity on what will be required of current Compliance Officers in terms of regulatory exams, while […]
Alan Holton of Compliance Monitoring Systems, and a Moonstone Compliance associate, continues his in-depth look at this very contentious issue from a legal perspective. The FSB produced a GUIDELINE ON THE DEBARMENT PROCESS […]
This is the third and final article in a series by Alan Holton of Compliance Monitoring Systems, and a Moonstone Compliance associate, on this very contentious issue. What is a possible remedy? It […]
We reported on the 18th of April of two new draft Board Notices which aim to clarify the regulatory exam requirements for compliance officers and COs under supervision. A compliance officer must successfully […]
In terms of the Exemption, a supervisee who does not meet the required experience and regulatory examination requirements on approval, may render compliance services under supervision whilst obtaining the required experience and regulatory […]
This subject normally elicits more responses from readers than most others. Alan Holton of Compliance Monitoring Systems, and a Moonstone Compliance associate, takes an in-depth look at this very contentious issue from a […]
The majority of reports on Allister “Toetie” Coetzee’s appointment as Springbok coach, focused more on transformation challenges than on preparing a team in limited time for a test series against a side that […]
The Protection of Personal Information Act features fairly regularly in the news, and training offers are abundant, but not yet really necessary, in our view, as the Act only takes effect one year […]
“I’ve been leasing a small townhouse to a young tenant. Unfortunately, the tenant is terrible at paying his rent and offers excuse after excuse. I’m fed up with the situation and just want […]
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is preparing to launch its new registration and reporting system on Monday, 25 April 2016. To date, it has migrated the registration data of all institutions currently registered with the […]
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