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.
Read moreThat which was termed “excessive” fines by the local regulatory authorities pale into insignificance when compared with what happened in the UK last week. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed a financial penalty […]
These are not my words – it was uttered by a commentator during the Bangladesh/Pakistan match yesterday. Few can fault this thinking, or disagree with the view. Batting him at number three, as […]
Despite delaying salary payments for public sector workers this month due to financial constraints, the Zimbabwean government has basically rejected an International Monetary Fund (IMF) condition of reducing the state payroll in order […]
It is evident that the focus on continuous professional development is increasing. As noted in the article above, the FSB envisages publishing proposed new CPD requirements by the end of the year. The […]
Round 7 sees the Lions and Cheetahs taking a well-earned break to try and get their injured players back in shape. In the case of the Free Staters, they will also be tending […]
Ms Leanne Jackson, Head of Treating Customers Fairly at the Financial Services Board recently responded to a Moonstone article published on the Insurance Gateway website: An article headlined “Not quite Treating Customers Fairly?” […]
The Financial Services Laws General Amendment Act, No. 45 of 2013 (FSLGA Act) was published in the Government Gazette on 16 January 2014, and included changes to the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services […]
Bulls 23 – Sharks 19 Heyneke Meyer will no doubt be very happy about a new “problem” which emerged from Saturday’s big tussle. The two Blue Jays in the Bulls side, Jacques du […]
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has published its consumer price index (CPI) for February. The organisation measured a 0.48% y-o-y decline in the cost of the benchmark consumer basket, putting Zimbabwe […]
The head of Britain’s recently formed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was accused of backtracking on a promise to introduce “proportionate” red-tape on insurance brokers by the British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba), according to […]
Impact of Legislative Changes on Regulatory Exams The announcement that the Financial Services Laws General Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 45 of 2013) came into operation on 28 February 2014 will necessitate changes to […]
T20 World Cup To join us in the fun prediction pool, please go to the Moonstone pool Tref & Trap. The pool code cedeveil, and the tournament is called World T20. Cheetahs vs […]
A media release on Friday sheds more light on these planned initiatives by the government to supplement the current interest income exemption with tax free savings accounts: This paper lays the basis for […]
The 2014 Budget announcement contained more detailed information on where we currently are on the road to extensive reforms of the retirement industry. A media release by National Treasury on 14 March 2014 […]
Super 15 Log Review after Round 5 We are roughly one third through the round robin section of the competition. While those at the top will regard complacency as their major threat, others […]
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has reported a y-o-y decline in tobacco prices since auctions started on February 19. Farmers have received on average $2.87/kg compared to a figure of $3.42/kg […]
