Brace for another 75-basis point repo rate hike this week
Most economists who participated in a poll by Reuters expect that the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) will raise the repo rate by 75 basis points this week. Of the 20 economists polled […]
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Competition Tribunal orders banks to do business with Sekunjalo – for now
The Competition Tribunal has granted interim relief to the Sekunjalo Group, preventing three banks from closing the group’s accounts and ordering five others to reopen accounts that have already been closed. The interim […]
‘Interrogate a guardian’s circumstances before deciding where to pay a death benefit’
A beneficiary fund should not be the default choice when a retirement fund pays out a death benefit due to minor beneficiaries, but trustees must interrogate a guardian’s circumstances and intentions before making […]
Treasury, Sasria working on reintroducing R1bn in additional cover
National Treasury and the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) are working on ways for the state-owned insurer to reintroduce the R1 billion in additional cover for large corporates, Finance Minister Enoch […]
Ruling on ‘unconstitutional’ certificates won’t stop NHI, says health minister
The High Court’s decision that requiring healthcare practitioners to obtain a certificate of need (CoN) is unconstitutional will not stop the Department of Health from implementing National Health Insurance (NHI), says Minister of […]
Momentum Metropolitan’s 2022 earnings surpass those in pre-pandemic 2019
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings (MMH) delivered normalised headline earnings of R4.383 billion in the year to 30 June, significantly higher than the R1.007bn in the previous financial year, following the less severe impact of […]
Grey-listing will have ‘muted’ impact on SA’s banks, says S&P
South Africa’s possible grey-listing will have a “muted” impact on the country’s banking sector, although local banks might suffer some reputational risk and could face higher compliance costs, according to S&P Global Ratings. […]
Make yourself traceable by retirement funds that may owe you money
There are things former retirement fund members and their beneficiaries can do to make it more likely they will be paid an unclaimed benefit due to them. By the end of last year, […]
Second GBS death linked to J&J’s Covid vaccine
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has confirmed a second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Last month, Sahpra reported South Africa’s first […]
Treasury sets out tax implications if SRD grant is made permanent
A jobseekers’ grant and a caregivers’ grant might be “an acceptable compromise” to a permanent Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant or a basic income grant (BIG), according to a discussion document published […]
Webinar on the new code on workplace harassment and how to get debarments right
The recently published code that aims to eliminate all forms of workplace harassment will come under the spotlight in the first webinar to be hosted by Moonstone Compliance’s new Employment Law Service. The […]
JSE gets the green light to list actively managed ETFs
The FSCA has approved amendments to the JSE’s Listings Requirements to enable the listing of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The approval was published in the Government Gazette on 9 September, and the […]
Sanlam is confident the Competition Commission’s investigation won’t turn up any dirt
Sanlam does not believe the Competition Commission’s investigation into the country’s major life insurers will result in “any processes at Sanlam being highlighted as problematic”. However, Sanlam said in its operational and financial […]
Santam repricing its book to take account of inflation and other cost pressures
A “concerted set of underwriting actions” were under way to reprice Santam’s book, to take account of the inflationary and other pressures that were pushing up the cost of claims, Sanlam’s chief executive, […]
‘Strong recovery’ in Sanlam’s life insurance operations
Sanlam’s life insurance operations experienced what the group called “a strong recovery” in the first six months of its 2022 financial year as a result lower mortality claims compared to the same period […]
Market volatility sees CIS assets under management fall below R3 trillion
Market volatility has resulted in assets under management (AUM) by the collective investment schemes (CIS) industry dropping below the R3 trillion threshold reached in the fourth quarter of last year. Assets under management […]
Court dismisses OUTsurance bid to pull Hippo ‘parody’ advert
The High Court in Pretoria on Monday dismissed an urgent application by OUTsurance for comparison website Hippo to stop showing an advertisement that is apparently a parody of the insurer’s “Saver” advertisements featuring […]
