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#Covid-19: Am I covered for medical expenses?

If not by experience, we all have at least heard one recollection of an event from a friend, colleague or family member, where a medical aid scheme has rejected cover for a specified medicine or medical procedure. The Covid-19 virus and its associated heightened risk…

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by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Conditional acceptance of trade mark applications in South Africa explained

Once trade mark applications are filed, they are examined by the Registrar about eight to ten months from date of application. There are several possible conditions that examiners often prescribe for acceptance of trade mark applications: Provide the meaning …

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by Natasha Mohunlal

The introduction of a new financial services regulatory model

On 21 August 2017, the Financial Sector Regulation Act (“FSRA”) was signed into law by President Jacob Zuma. While the FSRA has been enacted, the...

by Tanya Pollak

Contingency fee arrangements: Clarifying the common law position

The Contingency Fees Act 66 of 1997 (“the CFA”) legitimises and regulates the conclusion of contingency fee arrangements between legal practitioners and their clients. The...

New licensing framework likely for financial advisors

Uncertainty over the future of financial advisors in South Africa is gradually lifting – and it’s clear that change is in store. “It’s inevitable that currently...

by Francisco Khoza

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RDR, FAIS and robo-advice: An appropriate advice solution?

There has been a lot of talk about robo-advice recently, but what exactly is robo-advice? Wikipedia defines robo-advisors as “a class of financial adviser that...

by Juanita Moolman

RDR, FAIS and robo-advice: An appropriate advice solution?

Taxation of investment vehicles in real estate (REITS & controlled companies)

A traffic standstill is rarely the result of retail specials; however, on 28 April 2016 the greater Johannesburg area had a gridlock on major highways...

by Nthabiseng Baloyi

Taxation of investment vehicles in real estate (REITS & controlled companies)

Spotlight on boards and shareholder activism

Corporate activism places public pressure on boards to improve both financial and non-financial performance of companies. Non-financial performance would include corporate governance, ethics, executive remuneration...

by Nastascha van Vuuren and Eric Levenstein

Corporate Activism

Financial services board publishes draft conditions for pension fund investments in hedge funds

Pension funds have until 29 January 2016 to comment on the draft conditions that have been published by the Registrar of Pension Funds regarding pension...

Pension fund conditions

The interpretation and reach of an FSP – Initiated debarment under FAIS

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has clarified that if a representative of a financial services provider (FSP) is debarred in terms of section 14...

The interpretation and reach of an FSP – Initiated debarment under FAIS

The ins and outs of outsourcing

According to a recent Outsourcing and Insourcing Report compiled by Deloittes, the trend towards IT outsourcing is increasing, with clients looking to optimize vendor relationships...

by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr