FSCA Commissioner highlights balance between innovation and regulation
FSCA Commissioner Unathi Kamlana underscores the importance of balancing the costs and benefits of regulation to foster innovation and protect consumers.
FSCA Commissioner Unathi Kamlana underscores the importance of balancing the costs and benefits of regulation to foster innovation and protect consumers.
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 […]
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 […]
A long period of silence on cryptocurrency regulation in South Africa has finally been broken. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) deputy governor Kuben Naidoo has now confirmed that new regulations are set to […]
The authorities will roll out a number of measures in the coming months to regulate crypto assets and boost the legitimise use of the technology, Kuben Naidoo, deputy governor of the South African […]
It has become clear that blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies it supports are here to stay. It is time to start seriously considering whether and how these crypto markets should be regulated. Although […]
The fallacy that insurance commission is the root of all evil has led to numerous failed attempts to regulate it. Dr Brian Benfield, a retired professor from Wits’ Department of Economics, holds nothing […]
Ninety-eight percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name, quipped Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and Oscar-winning film producer. This view was also applied to the financial services […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been a big supporter of cryptocurrencies, implied in a Twitter exchange on Sunday afternoon that the electric vehicle maker sold or may sell the rest of its […]
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, […]
Members of the public and impacted stakeholders have until 15 February 2019 to make submissions on policy and regulatory proposals for crypto assets. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), […]
Members of the public and impacted stakeholders have until 15 February 2019 to make submissions on policy and regulatory proposals for crypto assets. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), […]
Revised Draft Default Regulations on Lowering Charges and Improving Market Conduct for Retirement Funds: National Treasury today publishes a second draft of the retirement funds default regulations, made in terms of section 36 […]
The head of Britain’s recently formed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was accused of backtracking on a promise to introduce “proportionate” red-tape on insurance brokers by the British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba), according to […]
The FAIS Supervision Department of the FSB supervises financial services providers (FSPs) in terms of a risk-based approach. In response to the changing face of the regulatory landscape, international trends and outcomes of […]
There are some who will say that rugby is not as serious as work – it is much more important. Recent incidents in the sporting world confirmed a theory also held by many […]