Cheating, fraud and many other forms of unethical behaviour are amongst the biggest personal and societal challenges of our time. In South Africa, we are confronted daily by media reports concerned with allegations […]
By Joani van Vuuren, Siya Ngcamu and Ilyaas Mayet of Webber Wentzel From the plethora of cases successfully referred to the Financial Services Tribunal for reconsideration of a decision to debar, it is […]
The Financial Services Tribunal has just handed down its decision on an application by MET Collective Investments (Pty) Ltd (METCI) for a reconsideration of an order made by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority […]
The contentious issue of projections at point of sale versus actual maturity values came to the fore again in a recent Tribunal ruling on whether the Pension Fund Adjudicator was correct in agreeing […]
The contentious issue of projections at point of sale versus actual maturity values came to the fore again in a recent Tribunal ruling on whether the Pension Fund Adjudicator was correct in agreeing […]
A member of a pension fund died without having nominated any beneficiaries. The trustees allocated the proceeds to his two daughters, but this was disputed by one of the nominees as beneficiaries under […]
The abhorrent practise of submitting a single premium investment as a recurring premium policy to earn a substantially higher commission is nothing new. If you then, in addition, destroy documentary evidence in the […]
Financial advisors are required to clear many hurdles when it comes to regulatory compliance. Those who choose to ignore the rules can find themselves at the wrong end of justice. In the financial […]
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 […]
Background of the Tribunal The Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 establishes the independent Financial Services Tribunal in terms of section 219 thereof. The Tribunal replaced the FSB Appeal Board and came […]
Background of the Tribunal The Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 establishes the independent Financial Services Tribunal in terms of section 219 thereof. The Tribunal replaced the FSB Appeal Board and came […]
In the past editions, we have published many articles on the outcome of various FAIS Ombud as well as Financial Services Tribunal decisions, highlighting legislation and regulatory requirements as well as many guidelines […]
When can an employer claim against an employee’s retirement fund? How is the deduction determined, and is it legal? Can a pay-out be delayed as a result of money owed to the employer? […]
Since April 2018, the FSR Act includes the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) as a “decision-maker” and is therefore in a position to entertain appeals against determinations handed down by the PFA. In one […]
Since representatives have been given the right to appeal to the Financial Services Tribunal against debarment decisions, many such actions have been set aside by this appeal body. In most of these cases […]
