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The FSCA published Communication 23 of 2020 (CIS) recently to acknowledge the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on collective investment schemes and their investors. The focus of the communication is specifically to […]
The Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) recently confirmed that a team consisting of some of South Africa’s leading healthcare actuaries has developed a model to assist the actuarial profession in understanding the […]
“Since 1 January 1954 all wills must be in writing. They can be written by hand, typed or printed. The signature of the testator/testatrix must appear at the end of the will. This […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted that life can be totally unpredictable. The current scenario has brought conversations of life and death to the fore and sharpened the focus on the importance of drafting […]
The directions contained in latest Government notice is aimed at the prevention of transmission and specific occupational hygiene practices that focus on the need for employers to implement measures to mitigate or eliminate […]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the livelihoods of many South Africans, most short-term insurers have implemented various forms of relief for their customers. This is in line with the recent FSCA […]
A recent Joint Communication sets out the responses by the Prudential Authority (PA) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the observed and predicted impacts it […]
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Only in a healthy body lives a healthy mind! Few would disagree with this age-old adage … with Covid-19 restrictions in place however, it has become super easy to neglect this sage advice. […]
Only in a healthy body lives a healthy mind! Few would disagree with this age-old adage … with Covid-19 restrictions in place however, it has become super easy to neglect this sage advice. […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is implementing measures within the ambit of the Medical Schemes Act to assist medical schemes to adapt to the adverse effect of the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens […]
In a recent media release, Enos Ngutshane, the President of the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) strongly encourages members of the industry association and the retirement sector as a whole to support […]
“With the world at a standstill, many people will be particularly worried about the effect of the virus on their investments, but all is not lost,” says Clive Eggers, head of Investment Analytics […]
