Financial sector regulatory sandboxes: Let’s go to the beach
Under the more relaxed lockdown restrictions, and with a change of season in the air, lots of South Africans may be heading to the country’s...
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COVID-19 and the legislative landscape – Financial services regulators
It is safe to say there has been an unprecedented influx of legislation since the declaration of Covid-19 as a pandemic which resulted in South Africa invoking the Disaster Management Act. This has required the amendment of regulations to accommodate action and …
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Strengthening the leadership team for legal services in Africa
Eversheds Sutherland’s Africa Group today announces a number of new leadership roles which will support its clients’ needs and drive further growth across the continent over the next five years.
Eversheds Sutherland’s Africa Group is currently working with a …
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Compli-News teams up with Juta to provide enhanced online research portal and newsletter
Financial services compliance consultancy Compli-Serve SA, in collaboration with Juta and Company, is...
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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...
Blockchain revolution and financial regulation in South Africa
The provision of banking and financial services in South Africa is a highly regulated activity and the revolutionary Fintech (financial technology) is posing a significant...
Proposed amendments to the JSE Debt Listings Requirements
On 5 July 2016, the Registrar of Securities Services posted draft amendments to the JSE Debt Listings Requirements (the “DLRs”) on the Financial Services Board’s...
The VAT Implications Of Interest-free Credit
It is the long-standing practice of traders and service providers to grant customers extended payment terms for the goods or services they supply as a...
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...
Drafting good & clear agreements – No more bulls**t from lawyers!
From the outset of this article, I must warn you that it does contain the use of some “salty” language in the form of one...
Is security required when instituting review applications?
As a result of an amendment introduced by the Labour Relations Amendment Act, No 6 of 2014, a review application does not suspend the operation...
Competition Commission of Namibia found to have jurisdiction over medical aid funds
On 17 March 2016, the High Court of Namibia dismissed an application by nine medical aid funds and the Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds...
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Mandatory Transfer Pricing Documentation
On 15 December 2015, SARS issued a draft Public Notice that sets out the additional record-keeping requirements for transfer pricing transactions.
It proposes extensive and comprehensive...
Moving to the cloud – Risks and strategies to protect your data
Although there is no generally accepted definition, the term “cloud computing” is generally used to refer to the provision of computing services (such as processing...
African private equity is growing fast
While the South African private equity market is relatively mature, east and west African markets are catching up fast. This is according to Bowman Gilfillan’s...
by Bowmans
No tax relief for hedge funds?
With effect from 1 April 2015, the business of hedge funds has been declared to be a collective investment scheme (“CIS”) in terms of section...
