Edite Teixeira-McKinon, Lead Ombud of the Non-life Insurance Division at the National Financial Ombud Your phone is more than a gadget - it’s your vault of memories, money, and...
PFA rules on pension dispute: Defined benefit vs lump sum conversion
Naheem Essop, Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator at the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator A recent ruling by the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator shines a spotlight on one...
A decade of trust, undone by the fine print
Denise Gabriels, Lead Ombud of the Life Insurance Division of the NFO Income protection cover is meant to be a lifeline - a safeguard against the financial shock that strikes when...
Résumé fraud meets pension freeze
Lebogang Mogashoa, Pension Funds Adjudicator On Robben Island, once the fortress of conscience where Nelson Mandela and fellow freedom fighters endured iron bars for the sake of truth,...
Online trading complaints
Adv John Simpson, the FAIS Ombud In December 2025, the Office of the FAIS Ombud issued a press release focusing on day trading and online trading platforms due to the steady increase...
Credit companies under scrutiny: When profit trumps process
Nerosha Maseti, Lead Ombud for Banking and Credit at the NFO In the world of consumer credit, the numbers tell a stark story: 62 percent of complaints lodged against credit companies...
NFO strengthens trust with sweeping consumer wins
Reana Steyn, Head Ombud and CEO of the National Financial Ombud Scheme All three divisions of the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) played a role in securing the R442.9 million...
Day 2 of Batseta’s Winter Conference: No bluff – The Regulators are all in on fund supervision
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet If Day One of the Batseta Winter Conference was about the power of small shifts to produce big outcomes, Day Two proved that the regulators are ready...
Small shifts, high stakes: Day one of the Batseta Winter Conference sets the tone
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet In a venue synonymous with high stakes gambling, the retirement fund industry gathered to remind itself that the real game of chance lies not on the...
Rules prevail: Fund ordered to pay two-pot savings withdrawal benefit
Naheem Essop, Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator; Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator In a landmark reconsideration, Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator Naheem Essop has directed the...
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