Direct marketers on notice as CPA spam rules become law
Consumers can now block unsolicited marketing through a national registry, with strict new rules and penalties for marketers who fail to comply.
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Business groups criticise withdrawal of NCA amendments
The Regulations have allowed credit bureaus to obtain consumer information from educational institutions for the past 19 years.
Draft NCA regulations widen credit-data scope and tighten affordability tests
An affordability assessment will require lenders to recognise revenue from commercial activity funded by credit and the potential realisation of assets.
‘No big stick’: Tau calls for collaboration on Transformation Fund
The Fund is intended to amplify, not replace, existing enterprise and supplier development mechanisms under the B-BBEE framework.
CPA amendments: will financial services face stricter direct marketing rules?
Experts weigh in the impact on financial services of a proposed opt-out registry to protect consumers from unwanted marketing.
No more spam calls? Proposed amendment introduces opt-out registry
A proposed amendment to the Consumer Protection Act aims to establish an opt-out registry, allowing consumers to block unsolicited marketing messages.
Proposed Regulation 28 amendment – are prescribed assets coming back?
The Cabinet is considering introducing new asset classes to leverage retirement savings for industrial financing.
‘Outdated’ pricing structure is harming microlenders and consumers, says MFSA
The most recent revision to the maximum interest rates and fees that credit providers can charge was in November 2015.
