Despite two decades of growing regulation, administration costs have fallen sharply, leaving more retirement contributions invested for members.
The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) recently released the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry statistics for the quarter and year ended June 2018. The statistics show that the strong net inflows […]
Digital is the new norm for customers. Big tech companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple have paved the way and as a result customers are expecting more from their financial service providers […]
Although a dread disease claim under a group risk policy was declined as the claim for the same condition was paid by a previous underwriter, the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance recently ordered Alexander […]
In terms of section 29 of the Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements for Financial Services Providers, 2017 (“Determination”), representatives must, prior to rendering any financial services, complete class of business training (CoB) […]
Exemption of services under supervision – Differences between 2008 Exemption and the Draft Exemption (part 2) The FSCA’s discussion on the substance of the Draft Exemption is structured to highlight the significant differences […]
Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor – Low income earners spending more Every year the Old Mutual Savings & Investment Monitor tracks the shifts in the financial attitudes and behaviour of South Africa’s […]
New “top” Medical Aid 2018 – Consulta’s release of South African Customer Satisfaction Index The latest results for the South African Customer Satisfaction Index (the SA-csi) for medical schemes revealed that Medihelp has […]
Exemption of services under supervision – Differences between 2008 Exemption and the Draft Exemption The FSCA released the “Consultation Paper: Exemption on services under supervision” last week and mentioned that it is necessary […]
Nowadays everyone has a social media account. In some cases employees also use their personal social networking accounts for work. The question now is: who actually owns those accounts? Even if you’ve never […]
According to a Business Day article “the only thing that has saved consumers from a crippling increase in debt service costs is that interest rates are at their lowest level for almost 40 […]
With the Class of Business requirements that commenced on 1 August 2018 it is important to note that CoB can also be added to your training schedule if you: Wish to remain up to date […]
The FSCA has released the Exemption on Services under Supervision Consultation Paper. The Consultation Paper relates to the FSCA’s proposed withdrawal of the Notice on the Exemption of Services under Supervision in terms […]
GTC Medical Aid Survey 2018 (part 2) – How lack of understanding increases complaints and impacts rankings At a media roundtable releasing the GTC 2018 Medical Aid Survey (MAS) Jill Larkan, Head: Healthcare […]
GTC Medical Aid Survey 2018 – More choice in an increasingly complex landscape GTC, leading wealth and financial advisory firm, released the 2018 Medical Aid Survey recently. The survey compares local medical aid […]
In a recent Bizconnect article Neil Summers of Moonstone mentions that Small business owners are often swamped by day-to-day operations and therefore unable to focus on the overall shape and direction of the […]
The Board of Santam recently announced the appointment of Mr Vusumuzi (Vusi) Phillip Khanyile as its chairperson with effect from 1 July 2018. Mr Khanyile joined the Santam board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on […]
The FSCA has published the 2018 levy notice. Category I or IV FSP (a) A base amount of R3 373; and (2017: R3 182) (b) KI/Rep x R538 (2017: R508) Category I or IV […]
