National Treasury’s acting director-general, Ismail Momoniat, says mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure that the regulators are doing their job in respect of suspicious financial transactions, noting that Treasury does […]
The past 30 years have seen a significant move away from employer-sponsored standalone retirement funds to employers participating in commercial umbrella funds. The trend has been driven by the regulator wanting fewer retirement […]
The FSCA is proposing that significant owners of FSPs become subject to the honesty and integrity requirements of Joint Standard 1 of 2020, saying the amendment is required urgently to prevent South Africa […]
A failure to adhere to the basic procedures set out in the FAIS Act resulted in the Financial Services Tribunal (FST) instructing an FSP to have another go at debarring a representative who […]
A Toyota Land Cruiser valued at more than R1.2 million found its way into the hands of the general of a rebel army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a […]
Moonstone recently reported on the regulatory action the FSCA has taken against past and present trustees of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) after concluding its three-year investigation into the board. For […]
The FSCA is taking regulatory action against past and present trustees of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) after concluding its three-year investigation into the board. In a statement, the FSCA said […]
The majority of South Africans who used the services of an independent financial adviser (IFA) have told a survey that they were either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the advice they received. This […]
The Financial Services Tribunal (FST) has dismissed an application by an umbrella fund member who was aggrieved by the FSCA’s decision to exempt the fund from the full liquidation requirements in the Pension […]
Akani Retirement Fund Administrators says it intends to take legal action following what it called the FSCA’s “unlawful” search and seizure operation at its premises. It said this action would include applying to […]
The FSCA has published a draft notice setting out the conditions under which collective investment scheme (CIS) managers will be exempt from some of the requirements of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act […]
The FSCA says it is investigating Nirvesh Financial Services (Pty) Ltd and Veracity Markets (Pty) Ltd for allegedly conducting unauthorised over-the-counter (OTC) derivative business and for possible breaches of other financial sector laws. […]
The FSCA has issued a draft guidance notice aimed at clarifying when intermediaries can be remunerated after a pension interest has been transferred between retirement annuity (RA) funds. The draft guidance notice has […]
The FSCA is proposing to increase the FAIS Ombud’s compensation limit from R800 000 to R3.5 million. In a communication published this week, the FSCA said the proposal is the result of a recommendation […]
Pending regulations flowing from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will not be processed in their current form but will be incorporated into new regulations that will developed under the Conduct of Financial Institutions […]
The FSCA has provided an update on how it is progressing with a number of regulatory frameworks that will apply across the financial services sector, including to FSPs. The details are contained in […]
The FSCA’s “Regulation Plan: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025”, which was released last week, highlighted certain high-priority areas that it aims to address in this period. Mark Bechard of Moonstone reports […]
