The FSCA last week published two notices relating to the guarantee, professional indemnity (PI) and fidelity insurance (FI) exemptions granted to certain types of FSPs. The FSCA has once again extended, to 31 […]
The FSCA will this month hold online workshops on financial soundness for FSPs and on an upcoming survey. The Authority said there will be two workshops on financial soundness, according to the type […]
FSPs will pay 5% more in levies in the 2022/23 levy year than they did in 2021/22, as the FSCA has rejected calls from some stakeholders to implement a lower increase. Our columnist, […]
In last week’s Moonstone Monitor, we published an article titled “FSCA publishes notices issued to FSPs for Fica non-compliance”. The article stated that the FSCA had informed subscribers to its communications that it […]
General Notice 1258 of 2022 – Levies on Financial Institutions was published on 29 August and effectively put paid to any further concessions from the regulator to alleviate the plight of an industry […]
Chris Rea, the English rock and blues singer, has a different perspective on what the road to Hades comprises in his ode to the infamous ring road around London: She said, “Son, what […]
Hot on the heels of its proposed amendments to Joint Standard 1 of 2020 pertaining to the significant owners of FSPs, the FSCA has asked for reports from certain FSPs and collective investment […]
The FSCA is proposing that significant owners of FSPs become subject to the honesty and integrity requirements of Joint Standard 1 of 2020, saying the amendment is required urgently to prevent South Africa […]
The risk landscape in which FSPs are operating is becoming more complex and difficult, and advisory intermediaries should take steps to protect themselves by entering into service contracts that will limit their liability, […]
Scammers continue to defraud people by claiming they can issue certificates – for a fee, of course – for the FSCA’s regulatory exams. In September last year, we exposed individuals operating on social […]
The FSCA has proposed increasing its levies by about 5% this year. Although the percentage increases for most of the variables used to calculate the total levy are higher than those contained in […]
The FAIS Ombud this week issued a media release encouraging medical scheme members to lodge a complaint with her office if they believe they have been “financially prejudiced” by a healthcare broker’s advice. […]
FSPs will pay significantly higher levies if the Financial Sector and Deposit Insurance Levies Bill is passed into law in its current form. The Minister of Finance introduced the bill and the Financial […]
The FSCA is now giving licensed financial institutions, including FSPs, until 31 January to verify or update their profile information on the FSCA’s e-portals. The authority issued the request for information in October […]
The FSCA recently sent out a notification informing financial institutions – “data subjects” in the parlance of POPIA – that it will “continue taking necessary measures to safeguard the personal information it processes […]
The FSCA recently sent out a notification informing financial institutions – “data subjects” in the parlance of POPIA – that it will “continue taking necessary measures to safeguard the personal information it processes […]
Licensed financial institutions, including FSPs, have until December 15 to verify or update their profile information on the FSCA’s e-portals. However, they might be experiencing some problems in completing this task, because several […]
