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The COFI Bill: What Financial Institutions Need To Know

Once enacted, the much-anticipated Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (COFI) will introduce a significant shift in the legislative and regulatory landscape of South Africa's financial services sector.

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

The FSCA Ushers In A New Era For Pension Fund Administrators After 23 Years

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 2 of 2025 (the 2025 Standard), setting out reformed conditions for pension fund benefit administrators under section 13B(1) of the Pension Funds Act, 1956.

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

FSCA Publishes New Conduct Standard For Collective Investment Scheme Managers

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 3 of 2025 (CIS), titled Requirements for Managers of Collective Investment Schemes (the Conduct Standard), together with a Statement of Need and Impact and a Consultation Report.

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

Practical Implication Of The Revised FIC Guidance Note 7A

In line with South Africa's attempts to get off the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) issued the Revised Guidance Note 7A (revised GN 7A) on 1 September 2025.

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

Parental Leave In Financial Services: Navigating The Van Wyk Judgment

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

Webinar Insights: African Opportunities - Chasing Returns, Managing Risks

South Africa Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

South Africa's FATF Greylist Exit: A Progressive Step In The Continued Path Towards Integrity?

South Africa Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Importance Of DFI Funding To Support Sustainable Agriculture: A Banking Perspective

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Are On-the-road Fees Permissible As Charges In Credit Agreements?

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Too Big To Regulate: Who Guards The Giants? Inside South Africa's SIFI Rulebook

South Africa Finance

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ENS

FSCA Unveils OMNI-Risk Return: A New Era For Risk

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Breaking Borders To Combat Financial Misconduct

South Africa Finance

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ENS

When Will South Africa's NPS Bill Come Into Force? Navigating The Road To Implementation

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Raising The Bar For Pension Fund Benefit Administrators

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Will October 2025 See The End Of South Africa's Greylisting Headache?

South Africa Government

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ENS

AI In Legal Practice: Opportunities And Risks For Linguistic Inclusion

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Why SEP Holders Should Litigate In Africa

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Rouse

Too Big To Regulate: Who Guards The Giants? Inside South Africa's SIFI Rulebook

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Tax Focus: August/September 2025

South Africa Tax

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SNG Grant Thornton

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

The FSCA Ushers In A New Era For Pension Fund Administrators After 23 Years

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 2 of 2025 (the 2025 Standard), setting out reformed conditions for pension fund benefit administrators under section 13B(1) of the Pension Funds Act, 1956.

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

Following the 2007 – 2009 financial crisis, it became evident globally that there were weaknesses in the financial regulation of commercial banks, specifically in relation to the liquidity...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

The Effect Of Basel IV On Commitment Fees

"Basel IV" is the latest regulatory capital standard introduced by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision for internationally active banks.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

South African SIFI Banks And Holding Companies Are Required To Issue Flac (Unsecured Debt) Instruments For Resolution Readiness

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Long Awaited OTC Margin Rules Are Now Final

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Will The End Of (L)IBOR Be Delayed?

South Africa Finance

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ENS

South Africa Newsletter - January Edition

Worldwide Strategy

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Dentons

2013 Global Construction Survey - Ready For The Next Big Wave?

South Africa Real Estate

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KPMG, South Africa

Basel III: Issues And Implications

South Africa Finance

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KPMG, South Africa

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Debt Capital Markets

Are On-the-road Fees Permissible As Charges In Credit Agreements?

In National Credit Regulator v National Consumer Tribunal and Others and Similar Matters, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") provided clarity over whether on-the-road ("OTR")...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Too Big To Ignore: Rethinking SIFI Designation In South Africa's Financial Landscape

The 2008 Global Financial Crisis ("GFC") fundamentally reshaped the world's approach to financial regulation. One of its most enduring lessons was the danger posed by systemically...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Debt Collection For South Africa's Booming Car Subscription Sector

Car subscription and lease-to-own platforms have exploded in popularity from Johannesburg to Cape Town. They offer flexible access to vehicles without the long-term lock-in of hire purchase...

South Africa Finance

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Barnard Inc.

Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited v KPMM Road And Earthworks (PTY) Ltd: High Court Reafirms The Strength Of Guarantees Post-Business Rescue

South Africa Finance

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Adams & Adams

Prescription And Constructive Knowledge: Key Principles From A Recent Supreme Court Of Appeal Decision

South Africa Finance

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Adams & Adams

Rule 46A: Protecting Dignity While Addressing Debt Recovery In Foreclosure Proceedings

South Africa Insolvency

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

JSE's Rejuvenation And Simplification: What You Need To Know

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Sustainable Finance: A Spotlight On Africa

South Africa Finance

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Burges Salmon

Mooted Changes To SA's Business Rescue Laws May Save The Struggling Agriculture Sector

South Africa Strategy

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Barnard Inc.

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Buying Property In South Africa While Living Abroad: How Exchange Control Shapes Your Mortgage

If you are living outside South Africa and buying a home here, your bond (mortgage / home loan) will almost always include exchange control conditions.

South Africa Immigration

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Bond Cancellation Process

Settling the balance is not the finish line; the bond must be cancelled before you transfer or refinance. We handle notice, figures, and lodgement so the mortgage falls away on cue.

South Africa Finance

FW

Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

The Proper Placement Of Interest Rate Clauses In Lending Documents: Balancing Clarity, Compliance, And Borrower Protections

In lending transactions, the placement of the interest rate clause within loan and security documents is an important decision that affects legal clarity, enforceability, borrower protections, and market practice

South Africa Finance

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ENS

The Effect Of Different Matrimonial Regimes And Foreign Marriages On The Conveyancing Process

South Africa Real Estate

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

A Tale Of Patios And Paperwork – Extending A Sectional Title 'Section'

South Africa Commercial

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

The Excipiability Of Unsigned Home Loan Agreements

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

The Risks Of Not Stating That A Debt Is Secured By The Registration Of A Mortgage Bond

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Balancing The Rights Of Lenders And Commercial Property Owners When A Dispute Regarding Payment Of Municipal Charges Arise

South Africa Finance

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Fasken

Key Insights From The High Court Amendment Act: Impact On Immoveable Property Sales

South Africa Finance

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ENS

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Financial Services

The COFI Bill: What Financial Institutions Need To Know

Once enacted, the much-anticipated Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (COFI) will introduce a significant shift in the legislative and regulatory landscape of South Africa's financial services sector.

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

The FSCA Ushers In A New Era For Pension Fund Administrators After 23 Years

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 2 of 2025 (the 2025 Standard), setting out reformed conditions for pension fund benefit administrators under section 13B(1) of the Pension Funds Act, 1956.

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

FSCA Publishes New Conduct Standard For Collective Investment Scheme Managers

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 3 of 2025 (CIS), titled Requirements for Managers of Collective Investment Schemes (the Conduct Standard), together with a Statement of Need and Impact and a Consultation Report.

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

Practical Implication Of The Revised FIC Guidance Note 7A

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

Parental Leave In Financial Services: Navigating The Van Wyk Judgment

South Africa Finance

WW

Webber Wentzel

SA Delisted - What Comes Next?

South Africa Government

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Webber Wentzel

Webinar Insights: African Opportunities - Chasing Returns, Managing Risks

South Africa Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Fintech Future - Revolutionising The African Financial Services Landscape

South Africa Technology

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Webber Wentzel

South Africa's FATF Greylist Exit: A Progressive Step In The Continued Path Towards Integrity?

South Africa Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Latest Videos

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The Premier Compliance Event Returns To Mauritius! (Video)

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Axis Finance Act Series 2023 -Compliance (Video)

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Finance Act 2023 Briefings - Part 3 – Financial Services (Video)

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Orison Legal

Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Webinar | Open Finance And Open Banking – What It Can Mean For Financial Inclusion (Video)

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