Moonstone Business School of Excellence launches training for FAIS representatives

MBSE’s RE 5 training is a comprehensive course designed to enhance your understanding of key regulatory frameworks and real-world applications.

Heads you win, tails I lose

South Africa is a land of stark contrasts, and one of the most visible examples is how legislation is applied differently across various sectors of the economy. The financial services industry is one […]

Sars is falling far short of timeframe for resolving taxpayers’ complaints

Office of the Tax Ombud says it has escalated the matter to the senior leadership of the revenue authority.

Open medical schemes yet to regain beneficiaries lost during lockdown

Lives covered by open schemes declined in 2021 despite the increase in the number of principal members.

Most health facilities aren’t ready for NHI, says Health Ombud

Only one province seems have ‘got its act together’ when it comes to serving the population, Parliament told.

State can’t meet SA’s social and economic needs, says FirstRand’s chairperson

It’s time for the government to admit that collaboration with the private sector is the key to development and growth, says Jardine.

Research report advises South Africans to prepare for grey-listing

There is an 85% probability that South Africa will be grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February next year, mainly because institutions in the criminal justice system were undermined during […]

Sanlam seeks controlling stake in AfroCentric

Sanlam announced this week that it has submitted a letter to the board of AfroCentric Investment Corporation Limited (AfroCentric), expressing Sanlam’s intention to acquire AfroCentric shares that would result in Sanlam acquiring a […]

Update from Health Squared’s provisional curator

Members who migrated to other medical schemes can only ask for waiting periods to be waived.

Judge Bernard Ngoepe ends his nine-year tenure as Tax Ombud

CEO Thabo Legwaila named as the acting ombud for three months.

Labour unions weigh in on government’s social grant proposals

SA Federation of Trade Unions says a basic income grant of R1 500 a month should be introduced progressively.

Basic income grant: more money in poor people’s pockets but at a heavy cost

Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant (BIG), have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how […]

High Court judgment is not the end of the dispute over 3Sixty Life’s curatorship

3Sixty Life has registered its intention to appeal against the High Court’s decision to place the underwriter under final curatorship. The High Court also cancelled the appointment of Yashoda Ram as 3Sixty Life’s […]

Why SCA rejected Zurich Insurance’s prescription defence in case over claim for damage to Gautrain tunnels

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld the Gauteng provincial government’s claim against Zurich Insurance for the cost of repairing damage caused during the construction of tunnels for the Gautrain. The High […]

Why Capitec applied for its own life insurance licence

The Prudential Authority (PA) has granted Capitec a licence to conduct life insurance business in South Africa, Capitec announced this week. A subsidiary of Capitec Bank Holdings, Capitec Ins. Pty Ltd, has been […]

Research reveals black consumers’ attitudes towards investing and financial advice

Inflation-beating returns is the primary objective, with socially responsible investing a low priority.

Grey-listing is unavoidable, says head of Financial Intelligence Centre

The country has failed to deal with corruption and state capture, Xolisile Khanyile tells newspaper.