Working from home – Stop worrying about everything at the same time By Xuviate
By now you probably have established a bit of a routine for when to do what every day. But, just as you are patting yourself on the back, you realise you now have […]
Author: Janine Geldenhuys
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Lockdown and Cybersecurity
The recently released Communication 12 of the FSCA alerts financial institutions to explicitly consider cyber-risk exposures and potential for breaches that may be heightened over this lock-down period due to the wide roll […]
Good news – Life insurers have the reserve buffers to withstand COVID-19 fallout
The South African life insurance industry has more than double the legally required reserve buffers in place and is therefore well positioned to deal with the COVID-19 fallout over the coming months. The […]
FSCA provides guidance on essential services to the FIA
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Prudential Authority (PA) have received a number of queries regarding the treatment of financial services as essential services. The following information is extracted from a […]
COVID-19 – FSCA provides guidance for retirement funds industry
The FSCA has issued guidance for regarding employers who are unable to pay the full or any contributions on behalf of their employees to their retirement funds in accordance with section 13A of the […]
Lockdown impact on Licensing and Business Centre operations – FSCA communique
The services of the FSCA’s Licensing and Business Centre will continue to operate – Click here to view the available support during lockdown.
Lockdown impact on Licensing and Business Centre operations – FSCA communique
The services of the FSCA’s Licensing and Business Centre will continue to operate – Click here to view the available support during lockdown.
COVID-19 – CMS pronounces COVID-19 as PMB
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has announced that all cases of COVID 19 will be regarded as a Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB) condition, and should be funded in full in line with […]
COVID-19 Response – Start by meeting daily
Chances are good that you are currently worrying about how you will keep your team synchronised and productive while they work from home. The knee-jerk response by many leaders is to try and […]
COVID-19 Response – Start by meeting daily
Chances are good that you are currently worrying about how you will keep your team synchronised and productive while they work from home. The knee-jerk response by many leaders is to try and […]
Retail Distribution Review (RDR) discussion documents – feedback dates extended
In a recent FSCA Communication the FSCA acknowledges the impact of the Corona virus on South Africa in general and the financial services industry specifically. As a result, the dates for submissions of […]
COVID-19: Moonstone’s business update
As a result of the President’s announcement of a total lockdown, our Dedicated Response team has implemented more aggressive components of our Business Continuity Plan to further assist in the containment of the […]
COB, Product specific training and CPD – What is the impact of COVID-19?
In the FSCA’s latest communication guidelines were provided with regards to various regulatory requirements and deadlines. These include training and qualification requirements: Class of Business (COB) Training ● COB deadlines that were due […]
FSCA provides clarity on REs – Impact of COVID-19 on regulatory requirements
In the midst of individuals scurrying around, trying to understand how the 21 day lockdown will impact on them, the FSCA provided guidance on various arrangements in respect of submission of statutory returns and fit […]
Where does the National Lockdown leave FSPs?
Annexure B to the supplementary regulations published in respect of the National Lockdown includes the term “Insurance services” in the list of essential services. This term is unfortunately not defined anywhere further in […]
COVID-19 – What to consider when working remotely
The way we work has in the past week or two been turned on its head. Many of us have been asked to work from home and team leaders suddenly need to deal […]
COVID-19 – Individual actions will determine SA’s mortality rate
Individual South Africans can influence the COVID-19 mortality rate by doing all they can to slow down the spread of the virus. According to healthcare actuary Shivani Ranchod this is an “all-hands-on-deck” scenario […]
