Three FSPs sanctioned over FICA compliance failures
The sanctions cover a range of shortcomings, from deficient RMCPs and customer checks to sanctions screening, registration, and failures to provide information.
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FSCA withdraws My Wealth Dias penalty and Coetzee debarment
The regulator will refer Banks Act findings to the Prudential Authority and reconsider action against Charl Coetzee in light of additional information.
UPDATED | FSCA details basis for debarments of Africa Bitcoin officers
The regulator says its investigation into September 2022 share transactions found contraventions of the Financial Markets Act.
New IT and cyber incident reporting template now in effect
The reporting framework requires financial institutions to assess materiality promptly and provide regulators with information even while an incident is being investigated.
Treasury’s strategy for unclaimed benefits ‘conflates two separate issues’
The industry broadly supports centralising tracing and administration but questions whether moving assets to the CPD is necessary, appropriate, or in members’ interests.
A paradigm, not an upgrade: Understanding the socio-technical shift of agentic AI
The emergence of AI systems capable of planning and acting autonomously presents a governance challenge that cannot be addressed simply by treating them as more advanced technological tools.
FSCA warns: Check who is behind the FSP name
Recent cases show how legitimate company names and representative details can be misused, while other warnings concern unlicensed investment and trading activities.
Treasury holds largely firm on AML Bill after public submissions
Two limited FICA changes were indicated, while the FSCA explained why the financial-sector provisions would not be amended.
Treasury’s proposed unclaimed-assets model revives central fund debate
The framework separates administration from custody and investment and introduces a possible time limit on owners’ and beneficiaries’ claims.
Responsible investment: South Africa has the policies, but can it prove they work?
Most asset owners say they are responsible investors, but 43% have no independent way to assess whether their managers are delivering on their ESG commitments.
Proposed beneficial owner rules bring fresh scrutiny for financial institutions
Institutions will have to identify and verify owners, assess their honesty and integrity at least every two years, and report beneficial-owner information to regulators.
FSCA debarments bring Regiments Capital’s Zondo history back into focus
The debarments follow an investigation into improper payment arrangements, unlawful revenue-sharing, and procurement practices at Regiments.
Safeguarding client assets under COFI: familiar rules, new expectations
The Bill re-organises existing asset-protection obligations into a fiduciary framework that places greater emphasis on governance, evidence, and customer protection.
After the headlines: where major FSCA enforcement cases stand
Steinhoff, Banxso, N-e-FG, and Viceroy show that imposing an administrative penalty is often only the beginning of a lengthy legal and recovery process.
Unclaimed benefits | Support for central tracing, not central control
Retirement funds back efforts to make unclaimed benefits easier to find but say transferring billions in retirement assets into a central fund goes too far.
High-profile FSCA investigations grind on amid legal battles
Updates disclose why the Tongaat Hulett and AYO matters remain unfinished, while the Curro case has now become a formal investigation.
Fresh investment scams and impersonation schemes
The regulator has issued new warnings involving unauthorised investment offers and fraudsters using the names of licensed financial firms to deceive the public.
