Deadline alert: make the most of public holidays to meet CPD requirements
MBSE’s CPD subscription packages are designed so that FSPs and their representatives can obtain their CPD hours.
Stricter reporting obligations for crypto-asset transactions
From 1 March, new frameworks will impose expanded due diligence and information-exchange obligations on exchanges, custodians and banks.
Corporates brace for impact: navigating SA’s top 10 business risks
For the first time, theft, fraud, and corruption have surged onto the Allianz Risk Barometer’s top 10 business risks for South Africa.
Kieswetter agrees to extended term as SARS head amid economic challenges
The commissioner says the Revenue Service has put measures in place to meet the revised estimate for revenue collection.
Study: RAF losing R3bn a year in ‘opportunistic’ loss of income claims
Research on behalf of the Actuarial Society recommends prohibiting individuals with minor injuries from submitting loss of income claims.
Treasury: tough challenge to tick off all the items on FATF’s Action Plan
SA has staggered deadlines by when it must address the 17 outstanding items on the global body’s 22-item Action Plan, to get off the grey list.
SARS’s R4.8bn damages claim has no merit, says Sasfin
The summons is a result of SARS’s purported inability to collect taxes owed by former clients that were allegedly part of an international criminal syndicate.
New tax reforms edge closer: public comment open on four draft Bills
The Draft Global Minimum Tax Bill aims to enforce a 15% multinational top-up tax on multinational enterprise groups, aligning with global efforts to implement a comprehensive system of minimum taxation.
What employers need to know about the revised employment equity targets
The draft regulations for sector-specific numerical targets raise legal questions amid the upcoming amendments to the Employment Equity Act.
Insurer seeks costs order against debarred representative
Insisting on a formal hearing at the Tribunal, and then not attending it, may have unpleasant consequences.
Is South Africa on track to getting off the grey list?
Moonstone speaks to Ninety One’s Sangeeth Sewnath about the extent to which greylisting is affecting the economy, the markets, and investors.
FSCA clears the way for CIS managers to establish retail feeder hedge funds
The 75% investment limit in Board Notice 52 inadvertently excluded the establishment of retail feeder hedge funds as a portfolio style.
Budget 2024: Advice is critical to helping consumers navigate financial pressures
Financial advisers can guide their clients on how to manage the knock-on effect of rising costs without compromising their long-term financial wellness.
Acknowledgment of debt, even indirectly, halts prescription
The High Court confirms that an acknowledgment of debt, even if not directly made to the creditor, interrupts the time limit for legal action.
Another amendment coming to curb tax avoidance when making an interest-free loan to a non-resident trust
The context to Treasury’s concern is where the arm’s length interest rate is lower than the official rate of interest.
An update on beneficial ownership registration filings
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr unpacks the requirements provided by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in Customer Notice 5 of 2024.
Acrimonious divorce: wife seeks order for husband to be locked up for not paying private school fees
Her refusal to agree to move the children to a public school has resulted in the children not attending school at all.
FIC to host another free webinar on how to complete risk and compliance returns
The relevant accountable institutions must submit the RCRs to avoid additional scrutiny or administrative sanctions.
