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The South African Association of Treasury Advisors

The South African Association of Treasury Advisors (SAATA) was launched in October 2019 to enable and facilitate constructive discussion and representation between members and stakeholders, including...

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The Reasonable Precautions Clause

Donald Dinnie, Director at Norton Rose Fulbright explains why it is important to evaluate the “reasonable precautions” clause at underwriting stage. The post The Reasonable Precautions Clause appeared...

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RDR Outlook with Ian Middleton

x   Ian Middleton, Managing Director, Masthead Ian Middleton speaks about the recent Masthead research on RDR. Product providers, Regulators & the media all have a role to play in educating...

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Going into Africa – Challenges & opportunities

Christoph  Leuzinger spoke about global trends & Regulatory challenges faced by multi-national companies looking at conducting business in Africa. He  also speaks about solutions to assist in...

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Christoph Leuzinger talks risk

  Christoph Leuzinger Christoph Leuzinger spoke about the common risks faced by business highlighting compliance and regulation.

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African oil & gas organisations plan for an upturn in the oil price

Countries such as Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania have been taking a serious look at legislation currently in place with a view to making it more investor-friendly. PwC’s ‘Africa oil & gas review,...

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Regulation expected to encourage investment in hedge funds

Hedge funds have been declared collective investment schemes from 1 April 2015, with regulation including market conduct guidelines to ensure cost-effectiveness and standards on leverage. According to...

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The global cost of compliance

Thomson Reuters announced on 14 March 2014 the findings of its annual “Cost of Compliance” survey which revealed that 53% of compliance officers feel their personal liability has increased; a...

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Zurich’s new app for global regulators

MicroStrategy® Incorporated announced on 7 July 2014 that Zurich Insurance has deployed a MicroStrategy Mobile™ app that helps ensure transparency of operations and compliance with financial...

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2nd Annual insurance regulation conference

Unpacking the regulatory framework that impacts the insurance industry to give you the advantage when complying. You will get to hear about the latest regulatory developments and their impact to the...

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Taking stock of micro-insurance

Cenfri has undertaken a stock-taking study of South African micro-insurance on behalf of the FinMark Trust. The proposal for a South African micro-insurance regulatory framework has been on the table...

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Where we stand with climate change

Q&A with Andrew Gilder on climate change in SA, senior associate in environmental law at ENS Africa 1. Where do we currently stand with regards to climate change regulation in SA? The climate...

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Reuters launches ‘Know Your Customer’

Thomson Reuters  launches a new solution to support financial institutions and their clients to increase efficiency and reduce costs in complying with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. Accelus Org...

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ILAB requires Insurers to appoint heads of control functions

South Africa’s Insurance Laws Amendment Bill 2013 (‘ILAB’) has recently been published for public comment. ILAB, if adopted, will bring about amendments to the Long-term and Short-term Insurance Acts...

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White collar is not a victimless crime

On Tuesday 28 January the South African Insurance Crime Bureau (SAICB) held a breakfast seminar on white collar crime and protection of personal information. The speakers from Norton Rose Fulbright...

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The cutting edge of regulation

COVER is the proud media partner for the 2014 Cutting Edge seminar entitled, ‘On the Regulatory Front ’. This practical one-day event will take place on 25 March in Johannesburg at the Focus Rooms...

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Is all regulation constitutional?

In 1999, South African Mark Shuttleworth sold the rights to Internet Security software that his firm, Thawte, had developed to American firm Verisign, in a deal worth R 3.5 billion. He became one of...

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Regulator’s proposals on cell captive insurance are largely positive, says...

Despite more regulation coming down the track in South Africa, the Financial Service Board’s proposals to strengthen the regulatory framework of the third-party cell captive insurance industry are...

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Regulation rates no.1 risk Globally and in South Africa

The greatest risk currently facing the insurance industry comes from the wave of new regulation being introduced at international and local levels. The CSFI’s (Centre for the Study of Financial...

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The Registrar of Short-Term Insurance referred a matter against Santam...

The referral relates to the following contraventions: 1.  Directive 156.A.i. (ST) read with Section 4(2) of the Short-Term Insurance Act, No 53 of 1998 (“Act”) in that Santam failed to comply with an...

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