4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1312+ words) “We are open for business.” That was the message from the Pension Funds Adjudicator, Advocate Lebogang Mogashoa (pictured), as he outlined a tougher approach to employers, directors, and other responsible persons who fail to deal with retirement fund complaints. Mogashoa…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (719+ words) Underground banking and hawala networks are evolving into sophisticated, commercially operated structures capable of moving large volumes of illicit value rapidly across borders, according to a new report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Published on 3 September 2026, the report…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (957+ words) The Constitutional Court’s recent judgment in the long-running forex cartel case is an important development for foreign businesses whose conduct may affect South African markets. Some commentary has described the judgment as finally settling when South Africa’s competition authorities may…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1210+ words) The bank made R370 million in the year to June, compared with a loss of R68m the previous year. Its client base grew by 26% to 1.57 million, while revenue increased by 31% to R3.1 billion. Seventy percent of the bank’s new business came from outside…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1017+ words) Commercial pressure does not excuse a company from complying with regulatory safeguards, even where delaying a transaction could jeopardise the underlying business, the Financial Services Tribunal has found. The Tribunal made the finding in upholding a public censure and R5-million…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1322+ words) Cape Town-based fintech Kastelo (Pty) Ltd is “leaning towards” not appealing a judgment that upheld a South African Reserve Bank blocking order freezing approximately R13 million in a bank account, although it has not yet made a final decision. The company…...