Manati’s alternative student funding opens doors to education
Students who enrol with MBSE have four options to fund their studies. This week, we look at what Manati offers.
COFI countdown: FSPs urged to prepare with the precision of a World Cup coach
Compliance expert Anton Swanepoel says financial services providers must adopt a winning mindset, strategy, and tech-driven approach.
Enhance your HR skills by attending our insightful webinars in November
The free webinars will provide you with the skills to investigate misconduct and manage poor performance.
High Court rules on regulator’s bid to stop prepaid healthcare vouchers
The Registrar believes the products sold by Netcare Plus and Discovery Health constitute the business of a medical scheme.
Must a retirement fund impose a timeline on an employer to institute civil proceedings?
More than a year passed between the employer indicating that it reserved its right to withhold a former employee’s withdrawal benefit and instituting civil proceedings against him.
Tribunal: a CCMA case has nothing to do with debarment
The FST emphasises that labour-related and FAIS-related matters are distinct.
Sasfin fires employees implicated in money-laundering investigation
The South African Reserve Bank intends to impose sanctions for alleged contraventions of FICA, the Exchange Control Regulations, and the Banks Act.
Fraudsters impersonating INN8 Invest on WhatsApp
Legitimate fund managers do not promise to double your money in 24 hours.
Is your website using the correct PAIA forms?
Some private and public bodies are still using the forms that were repealed two years ago, the Information Regulator says.
BHI Trust: the walls start tumbling down
The FSCA says its investigation into BHI Trust will include regulated entities that may have promoted the collective investment scheme’s products.
Share buybacks have a place, but taxpayers should tread carefully
The South African Revenue Service has introduced measures to prevent abuse in share buyback arrangements.
Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance
Bookings are open for Moonstone Compliance’s two free employment law webinars in November.
Ex-fund manager found guilty of fraud for manipulating dollar/rand exchange rate
The prosecution’s case is that SA-born Neil Phillips engaged in a flurry of trades in the early hours of 26 December 2017 to force the rand below 12.50 to the dollar.
Rep’s version of accessing client’s account ‘doesn’t ring true’, says Tribunal
The FST questions why he would take a call on his private cellphone from a friend of a friend and access confidential information without authority.
S&P Global in SA contravened requirements to disclose withdrawal of a credit rating
The contravention came to light during an on-site inspection by the FSCA.
Any parent is entitled to four months’ parental leave, rules High Court
The Court declared sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Unemployment Insurance Fund Act unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating against mothers and fathers, and surrogate and adopting parents when it comes to ‘maternity leave’.
Sars says ‘sorry’ for threatening SMS, but …
The message was intended as ‘a genuine and helpful reminder’ to taxpayers to file their returns, the tax-collection authority says.
Retirement funds and death benefits: what options do beneficiaries have?
There is a major difference between pre-retirement and post-retirement funds regarding the nomination and payment of beneficiaries.
