A survey shows that only 8% of consumers lodged complaints with financial institutions between 2021 and 2023. Does this figure reflect genuine satisfaction or signal barriers in the complaint process?
The Authority has withdrawn the temporary exemption for retirement fund transfers, signalling the full implementation of updated regulatory requirements.
The FSCA’s latest Retirement Funds Statistical Report highlights trends in fund membership, asset growth, and investment performance.
The FSCA is preparing for the massive task of migrating about 12 500 financial services providers into the new COFI framework.
The PA shared an update on the six workstreams focused on the transition, confirming that they will be ready to regulate CISs and retirement funds by 1 April 2026.
The new SA Multi Asset SA High Equity category is expected to gain traction over time, despite slower uptake in the early stages.
Despite record-breaking global temperatures and escalating climate risks, most South African retirement funds lack climate policies – raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of their investments.
The Supreme Court of Appeal did not address the substantive issues, finding that a change in circumstances rendered the appeal moot.
It says 47% of members intend to make future claims – with 34% of those who have already claimed planning to do so again.
Carla Rossouw, head of tax at Allan Gray, discusses what investors need to know about retirement fund products and the looming end-of-tax year deadline on 28 February.
This is double the initial estimate of between R5bn and R6bn.
SARS highlights common errors that can lead to application rejections and warns against attempts to evade tax.
The government, business, and labour are working together at Nedlac to address employers’ non-compliance with payments to retirement funds.
Dèvon Jordaan, Stéan Bouwer and Grant Greenfield, top achievers at Moonstone Business School of Excellence, share their stories on the power of preparation and perseverance.
The High Court describes the municipality’s persistent challenges to the fund’s applications as an example of the destruction of the country’s constitutional ethos.
The Engineering Industries Pension Fund and the Metal Industries Provident Fund use the personal liability provisions in the Pension Funds Act.
The Bill provides for flexibility when provident and provident preservation funds perform the seeding calculation.
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