Corporate Law and Governance
Business owner’s guide to insurance
Whether an entrepreneur, dentist, lawyer, accountant or even a marketing professional, as a small business owner working to win over clients and make your business a success, it’s absolutely vital not to lose sight of protecting your most valuable financial asset – yourself.
Demand for compliance lawyers is growing in Africa
Regulators around the world are increasing their focus on compliance issues and this has given rise to a substantial increase in demand for lawyers who specialise in this field.
The challenge of setting a new national minimum wage
Recent strikes and protests regarding South Africa’s new national minimum wage have brought to the fore the challenge faced by those who were tasked with setting it.
Fintech
Fintech in South Africa
David Geral, Matthew Purchase, Tamara Dini, Livia Dyer, Claire Franklyn, Chloё Woodin, Kate Beretta and Craig Kennedy
General climate and trends
General innovation climate
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International
ESMA Publishes First Systematic Internalizer Calculations Data for Investment Firms Under MiFID II
On August 1, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the first tranche of data for market participants to determine whether they are systematic internalizers (SIs) in equities, equity-like instruments and bonds under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
Regulation and Ethics
The new policyholder protection rules – Alert 12
In respect of the implementation and compliance with the final tranche of rules that must be complied with by 15 December 2019, remember that the PPRs apply to natural persons and juristic persons whose asset value or annual turnover is less than ZAR2 million.
Tax
Tax proposals 2018: Wealth planning and investments
The draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, published on 16 July 2018, includes a number of proposals that may impact wealth planning and investment instruments.
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