The Joint Directive issued by the Authorities on 9 April 2020 under Alert Level 5 was withdrawn and replaced with Joint Communication 7, which sets out how financial institutions must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Directives, […]
Last week, the Financial Intelligence Centre published Public Compliance Communication 46 (PCC 46), the result of all comments considered as submitted on draft PCC 109. PCC 46 now confirms the fact that all the […]
The commencement dates of certain provisions under the Financial Sector Regulation Act has recently amended and as a result published in a Government Gazette. Some of these include: ● Chapter 14 (sections 175 […]
According to the South African Qualifications Authority, there is more to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Amendment Act, No 12 of 2019 than just criminalising qualifications fraud and lying about qualifications on CVs. Signed […]
LegalBrief recently shared that comment is required by 27 September on a discussion document emerging from a routine mandatory assessment of National Credit Act regulations and identifying several possibly requiring amendment. According to LegalBrief […]
LegalBrief recently shared that comment is required by 27 September on a discussion document emerging from a routine mandatory assessment of National Credit Act regulations and identifying several possibly requiring amendment. According to LegalBrief […]
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial National Credit Amendment Bill into law. In short, the legislation will provide debt relief for consumers who earn R7 500 per month or less and have […]
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial National Credit Amendment Bill into law. In short, the legislation will provide debt relief for consumers who earn R7 500 per month or less and have […]
On 15 June 2017, the Minister of Finance announced the coming into operation of a number of provisions of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, 2017 (the FIC Amendment Act). There are two important dates […]
The Registrar of Financial Services Providers intends to repeal the current regulations and determining new fit and proper requirements for financial services providers, key individuals and representatives. The proposed amendments, previously published on […]
Impact of Legislative Changes on Regulatory Exams The announcement that the Financial Services Laws General Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 45 of 2013) came into operation on 28 February 2014 will necessitate changes to […]
The Financial Services Laws General Amendment Act, Act No. 45 of 2013, was published on 16 January after extensive consultation with various role players and affected parties. The preamble to the publication states […]
