SARS pays back R10bn, but some taxpayers’ refunds are being withheld

Taxpayers should inform SARS if they have been unemployed for a full year or longer, to avoid being flagged as non-compliant.

FIC Update

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is preparing to launch its new registration and reporting system on Monday, 25 April 2016. To date, it has migrated the registration data of all institutions currently registered with the […]

Cautionary note to CIS Managers

Board Notice 92 of 2014 was promulgated in August 2014. It prescribed disclosure requirements, and came into effect on 1 May 2015. The Registrar adopted a phase-in approach in order to allow Managers time to gain […]

Objective Product Recommendation and Advice

The FSB is still grappling to find an equitable solution to the ideal adviser categorisation model. It seems to have moved away from the original thinking which provided for three categories. In particular, […]

FSB warnings to the public

The Financial Services Board cautioned the public against dealing with two unauthorised entities using fake FSB certificates. Millenniums Financial Services CC is not authorised in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services […]

FIC Registration Requirements

It appears that there is still uncertainty about who is required to register with the Financial Intelligence Centre. PCC05A, which came into effect on 30 March 2016, provides additional clarity on the position of financial […]

Ministry of Finance on Offshore Accounts

A special voluntary disclosure programme (VDP) was proposed in the 2016 Budget to make it easier for non-compliant individuals and firms to disclose assets held and income earned offshore. As was noted in […]

Excess Recovery and the Client

The importance of conveying material terms to a client was stressed in numerous previous articles. Without the help of a reliable crystal ball it is often a challenge for an adviser to determine […]

Is Alistair Coetzee the right man?

There is no doubt in my mind that there is no better person for the job than Alistair. His track record is impeccable, and he has all the attributes required for one of […]

Regulating social media use by employees

“Recently one of my employees posted a number of defamatory comments via her various social media platforms regarding some of her colleagues. I have already addressed the matter with her individually, but would […]

Utilisation of Medical Services

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) carried out an analysis on the utilisation data of health services during the calendar years 2013 and 2014, based on the data provided by medical schemes through […]

Lapsing of a FSB Licence

A FSP appealed, in terms of sec 39 of the FAIS Act, against a decision by the FSB, dated 15 December 2014, to withdraw its authorisation as a FSP. The decision was based on the […]

National Credit Act Training now Online

In response to the demand for an affordable and easily accessible platform for those who are required to undergo training on the National Credit Act, Moonstone Business School of Excellence developed two options. […]

Appeal Board refuses further delays

On 23 February 2016, the Appeal Board received a request for postponement of a hearing scheduled for the following day. The appellant and his attorney submitted medical certificates confirming that they had both undergone surgery […]

Regulator bares its fangs

A penalty of R2 million was imposed on Abangcwabi Myendeki Funeral Parlour CC for contravening sections 7(1) and 8(3) of the Long-term Insurance Act, No. 52 of 1998 (the Act). “The recommended penalty was […]

Conveying Material Terms to Clients

There is more to conveying changes in material terms to clients than simply dropping them a note to that effect. The Khoza determination by the FAIS Ombud provides guidelines in this regard. The […]

FIA on Health Minister’s assertions

Justus van Pletzen, CEO at the Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA), provided a much needed perspective on the issue of the impact of broker commission on the cost of private healthcare. […]