
Two pots: administrators encouraged to submit draft rule amendments
The FSCA expects to receive a large number of amendments, so it would like to have prior sight of the proposed amendments beforehand.
The FSCA expects to receive a large number of amendments, so it would like to have prior sight of the proposed amendments beforehand.
Life offices and asset managers exceed B-BBEE ownership targets, but face hurdles with employment equity targets, ASISA report finds.
Microinsurers are no longer restricted to imposing a waiting period of three months for a death, disability, or health event resulting from natural causes.
The exceptions to the exposure limits do not apply when the limits are breached because distributions are re-invested, the FSCA says.
The FSP conflated the requirements for debarment under section 14 of the FAIS Act with the requirements and procedure for a debarment by the FSCA.
Interpretation Ruling 1 of 2020 incorrectly brought an unclaimed benefit within the ambit of section 37C of the Pension Funds Act.
The JSE says Luxe’s former chief executive refused to acknowledge regulatory correspondence or co-operate with the investigation.
The suspicion that the third party’s vehicle contained material relevant to the taxpayer under investigation was sufficient for it to be searched, SCA finds.
The inherent risk of money laundering and terrorist financing for CASPs in South Africa is high, the report says.
The National Financial Ombud’s jurisdiction will be expanded in phases to include the activities of all regulated financial institutions.
Two insurance brokers found themselves under the scrutiny of the Labour Court, as they were called to account for soliciting clients from their previous employer.
The previously separate credit, banking, and long-term and short-term insurance ombud schemes are now under one roof.
Accountable institutions are required to scrutinise client information against the targeted financial sanctions lists to identify designated persons and entities linked to clients.
There is a high degree of consensus over the reform recommendations put forward by the World Bank Group, says Treasury.
And the requirement to accept oral complaints applies to financial institutions, not only ombuds.
The reasons for the sanction are virtually identical to those that saw the Authority fine an FSP earlier in February.
Independent intermediaries must adhere to the conditions if they want to rely on the exemptions from the regulations under the Short-term and Long-term Insurance Acts.
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