How the cost of compliance is changing
May 21, 2020
It’s always interesting to discover how others feel. The 2020 Thomson Reuters’ Cost of Compliance survey, launched in mid-May, shares the views of compliance officers (COs) and boardroom
In the past, company compliance-focused mainly on matters pertaining to SARS and taxation. But over the past two years, CIPC has introduced new requirements that must be met before a
The Reasonable Precautions Clause
February 21, 2020
Donald Dinnie, Director at Norton Rose Fulbright explains why it is important to evaluate the “reasonable precautions” clause at underwriting stage.
20/20 Vision in financial services compliance
February 17, 2020
As with each new year, there are a new set of compliance tips to see you through the year ahead. Being 2020 inspires me to focus on 20/20 vision, considering all the aspects of your FSP practice
De-risking in the era of transparency
January 28, 2020
The issue of data protection and privacy was, until recently, a conversation confined to a specific group of people within an organisation. Unless you were an IT consultant or a corporate lawyer
Feeling the way through FICA
January 15, 2020
As things currently stand, providers of short-term insurance are not deemed accountable institutions. Discussions are in progress within the corridors of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
Get your MI right and your TCF will follow
November 12, 2019
Not just a nice to have, the principles of TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) require FSPs (financial services providers) to make fundamental changes to how their businesses operate,
How to regulate cryptocurrency: commodity, currency or security?
September 26, 2019
Anyone buying cryptocurrency should not only learn as much as they can about the crypto world, but they must also arm themselves with information about how cryptocurrencies are currently viewed by regulators.
