Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor at Sanlam Corporate Introduction The FSCA on 6 August 2025 published Conduct Standard 2 of 2025 (RF) setting out the conditions prescribed...
Regulation & Compliance
The COFI Bill: What financial institutions need to know
Webber Wentzel Financial Regulatory Practice Group Once enacted, the much-anticipated Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (COFI) will introduce a significant shift in the legislative and...
FSCA publishes Joint Communication on cloud computing and data offshoring
Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor: Sanlam Life & Savings: Regulatory Unit Background It is quite common for financial institutions to utilise cloud computing and/or...
Countdown to greylist removal: Is South Africa ready for its FATF judgment day?
Bradley Elliott, CEO of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) platform RelyComply In June this year, the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Strasbourg Plenary deemed South Africa successful...
Strengthening South Africa’s sustainable finance framework
Gabi Richards-Smith, Partner, Mateen Memon, Associate & Darren Smith, Candidate Attorney from Webber Wentzel South Africa's National Treasury defines sustainable finance as...
ESG disclosure requirements for financial institutions in South Africa: A 2025 update
Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny, Partners at Webber Wentzel Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have become increasingly important for organisations globally,...
Guardians of the Rand: Potential nationalisation of the South African Reserve Bank
Deborah Carmichael, Executive: Banking and Finance, and Katleho Ntahale, Associate: Banking and Finance, at ENS Introduction The South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill of...
The war on financial fraud
Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks360 The digital transformation of financial services has introduced unparalleled convenience, with mobile apps, QR payments, and online onboarding now the...
Digital payments in Africa: Can regulation keep up with the rapid innovation
Keith Sabilika, Senior Fintech Specialist, Financial Sector Conduct Authority Africa’s financial landscape is experiencing significant transformation, as digital payments increasingly...
PFA finds fund had failed to properly investigate financial dependency
Muvhango Lukhaimane, Pension Funds Adjudicator The Pension Funds Adjudicator Muvhango Lukhaimane has set aside the allocation of a death benefit and ordered the pension fund to...
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