Life in a month

This is the first in a series of articles on savings which will be published in July. An article from Allan Gray portrays, in a very clever manner, how procrastination can severely impact […]

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Islamic Marriages and Divorce Orders

In a recent determination, the Pension Fund Adjudicator ordered an umbrella fund to reverse its decision not to pay a 50% share of a pension interest as decreed in a divorce settlement. According […]

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Prescribed Minimum Benefits to be Extended?

Intentions by the Department of Health to amend regulations concerning prescribed minimum benefits in terms of the Medical Schemes Act were challenged by Genesis in court on 18 June 2015, asking that the regulations be […]

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POPI Road Map

Last week’s publication of the Everlytic Guide to Navigating POPI proved to be very popular with readers. It is an easy to read, colourful document, and ideal to use in training sessions for […]

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Tax Assessment Tool

Softbyte Computers recently developed a software program for UNISA to assist tax and accounting students, and is now offering our readers the same student version of WinTax software at no cost. Tony de […]

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Tax Lectures on Video

Softbyte Computers, a SAIT accredited supplier of CPD goods, kindly offered our readers free access to a series of video lectures on personal tax. Tony de Wijn points out that these lectures are […]

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Enforcement Committee Action

The Enforcement Committee of the Financial Services Board recently took action in response to a referral of Nestlife Assurance Corporation Limited for contravening section 7(3) of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, […]

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Is Restitution Fair to All?

A reader recently shared an interesting case with me concerning claw back of commission after a claim was repudiated. As this concerns principles, rather than the specific insurers, I removed all references to […]

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