Kent Davis, Partner and Emily Gammon, Knowledge Lawyer at Webber Wentzel Climate risk management requires ongoing capacity building and capability development, especially for banks and...
Regulation & Compliance
When are digital advisors or ‘Finfluencers’ regulated?
Lenee Green and Wendy Tembedza, Partners at Webber Wentzel Are digital advisors regulated in South Africa? What are finfluencers? What are the potential data risks from both an...
National Assembly approves Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 2025
Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor: Regulatory Unit at Sanlam Corporate Introduction During the Budget Speech held in March 2025, the Minister of Finance tabled the Revenue...
King V refines technology governance frameworks rather than reinventing them
Siva Padayachee, Head: GRC & Business Assurance at e4 As the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) launched King V on 31 October, Siva Padayachee, Head: GRC & Business...
Two-pot withdrawals and fund arrears: Financial Services Tribunal clarifies the boundaries of access
Miranda Rasehala, Legal Advisor at FNB South Africa The Financial Services Tribunal has again underscored the centrality of fund rules in governing members’ access to benefits under...
South Africa’s greylist delisting: A milestone for lasting reform
Bradley Elliott, CEO of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) platform RelyComply After much concerted effort and collaboration, South Africa’s exit from the FATF greylist is a milestone worth...
FSCA publishes budget, estimates of expenditure, levies and fees proposals
Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor: Sanlam Life & Savings: Regulatory Unit Introduction It is well established that the regulators of the financial sector should be...
Wife could not prove dependency – loses death benefit claim
Muvhango Lukhaimane, Pension Funds Adjudicator The customary wife of a deceased failed in her attempt to claim a death benefit as she had not proved dependency on the deceased and was...
Culture of complicity: How Fincrime thrives in SA
Bradley Elliott, CEO of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) platform RelyComply South Africa has tightened Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations since the...
Section 37D deduction in respect of damages caused to an employer – obtaining an interdict against a fund preventing it from releasing fund benefits
Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor: Sanlam Life & Savings: Regulatory Unit Introduction The primary purpose of a retirement fund is to provide retirement benefits and...
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