The new Rules also incorporate the proposal to raise the Ombud’s jurisdictional limit from R800 000 to R3.5 million.
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The Council for Medical Schemes has recently released the proposed amendments to Regulation 31 and 32 of the Medical Schemes Act. Regulation 31 deals with the amounts payable to register a medical scheme, […]
On 1 April 2018, the debarment process under the FAIS Act was amended by FSR Act 9 of 2017. Besides stipulating that an FSP must, before debarring a person, take specific steps, the […]
In 2017 the FAIS Ombud made a recommendation that a respondent pays R400 000 to a complainant. This outcome was the result of the breach of the General Code of Conduct, specifically in violation […]
We recently reported on the Ombudsman for Banking Services’ (OBS) review of the first quarter of 2019 which reported on an alarming increase in credit card fraud. Read: Credit card fraud – Elderly […]
When can an employer claim against an employee’s retirement fund? How is the deduction determined, and is it legal? Can a pay-out be delayed as a result of money owed to the employer? […]
Media update’s Aisling McCarthy recently took readers through a list of 15 terms that you’ll need to know in order to fully understand the POPI Act. The Protection of Personal Information Act or […]
Media update’s Aisling McCarthy recently took readers through a list of 15 terms that you’ll need to know in order to fully understand the POPI Act. The Protection of Personal Information Act or […]
The National Consumer Tribunal found that the “on the road fee”, admin fee and handling fee charged by Volkswagen Financial Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd (VWFS) on credit agreements are unlawful. Although this […]
The Financial Services Tribunal, which replaced the FSB Appeal Board from 1 April 2018, provides a person who is “aggrieved” by a “decision” of a “decision-maker” to apply to the Tribunal for a reconsideration of […]
Since April 2018, the FSR Act includes the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) as a “decision-maker” and is therefore in a position to entertain appeals against determinations handed down by the PFA. In one […]
“Unless debarment procedures are fair, reasonable and lawful, decisions taken to debar persons can be, and will be, overturned on technical grounds following an application to the Tribunal to reconsider any such decision”, […]
Changes to international and cash transactions National Treasury recently invited public comments on draft regulations on international financial transactions in terms of section 31, and amendment of regulations on cash transaction reporting and […]
Having to interpret and navigate through the endless collection of Board Notices, Circulars and Guidance Notes which regulates the requirements associated with either being approved as a Key Individual, appointed as a Representative, […]
Having to interpret and navigate through the endless collection of Board Notices, Circulars and Guidance Notes which regulates the requirements associated with either being approved as a Key Individual, appointed as a Representative, […]
Please remember that your Bi-Annual Compliance Report for the compliance period ended 31 December 2018 is due by 28 February 2019. If you have not yet filed your report, you only have 11 days to do so. […]
“I am authorised for Long-term Insurance sub-category B1, B2 and C as well as a Participative Interest in Collective Investment Schemes. What are the minimum CPD hours I have to obtain?” This question, […]
