Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
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The FSCA often publishes media releases to warn the public against dubious service providers in the financial services industry. A recent example concerned a formal investigation into the activities of a company called […]
There will be planned maintenance of ICT systems, starting on Friday 13 September 2019 at 17:00, until Sunday 15 September 2019 at 20:00. This means that all ICT services, including the FSCA website, will not be accessible […]
Last Monday we published an article on the outcome of a FSCA Tribunal hearing with the following introduction: “The findings of a hearing by the FSCA Tribunal in the Van Zyl case heard […]
The findings of a hearing by the FSCA Tribunal in the Van Zyl case heard on 25 June 2019 should result in serious introspection by the office of the FAIS Ombud. Whilst not […]
The FSCA has published the 2019 levy notice: Category I or IV FSP (a) A base amount of R3 575; and (2018: R3 373) (b) KI/Rep x R570 (2018: R538) Category I or […]
The FSCA has published the 2019 levy notice: Category I or IV FSP (a) A base amount of R3 575; and (2018: R3 373) (b) KI/Rep x R570 (2018: R538) Category I or […]
The Fit and Proper Determination requires that certain individuals obtain a specified number of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours within an annual 12-month cycle between 1 June and 31 May of a specific year. The […]
The Fit and Proper Determination requires that certain individuals obtain a specified number of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours within an annual 12-month cycle between 1 June and 31 May of a specific year. The […]
There will be planned maintenance of ICT systems starting on Friday 5 July 2019 at 17:00, until Sunday 07 July 2019 at 20:00. This means that all ICT services, including the FSCA website, will not be accessible […]
Ms Kedibone Dikokwe has been appointed as the Divisional Executive: Conduct of Business Supervision, effective from 1 July 2019. This is the division that supervises the way financial institutions interact with their customers. […]
According to Pam Saxby of Legalbrief Policy Watch, the FSCA has called for input by 21 June 2019 on proposed levies for the 2019/20 financial year to be imposed on a raft of affected institutions. […]
There will be planned maintenance of ICT systems, starting on Friday 7 June 2019 at 17:00, until Sunday 9 June 2019 at 20:00. This means that all ICT services, including the FSCA website, will not be accessible during […]
There will be planned maintenance of ICT systems, starting on Friday 7 June 2019 at 17:00, until Sunday 9 June 2019 at 20:00. This means that all ICT services, including the FSCA website, will not be accessible during […]
It is critical for everyone to familiarise themselves with the answers to some very relevant and important questions. Let’s focus on a few responses from the FSCA: What happens if the FSP/ key […]
The last week of May 2019 will be remembered for three things by South Africans. Firstly the rush and urgency by FSPs, key individuals and representatives to ensure that they were compliant with […]
The publication of the FSCA’s FAIS Notice 35 of 2019 triggered a few questions in the industry. The FAIS Notice states that “FSPs, key individuals and representatives who are members of foreign professional […]
