Corporate Law and Governance
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.
Competition regulation takes hold in Africa
The top ten economies by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa all have active competition regulation, save for Angola and Nigeria but those countries are in the process of establishing completion law regimes, which are expected to be up and running soon.
Fintech
Fintech Update: Regulators Join Together for Fintech Oversight
A key regulator has announced a cryptocurrency crackdown in conjunction with Canadian as well as U.S. federal and state regulators.
International
Tinker, Tailor, Volcker Simplify: Bank Regulators Propose Revisions to the Volcker Rule
Federal bank regulators recently have proposed revisions to the so-called Volcker Rule, which restricts banking entities from proprietary trading and acquiring interests in covered funds (the “Proposed Revision”) as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).
Regulation and Ethics
Drop in the prescribed rate of interest
The Prescribed Rate of Interest Act, No 55 of 1975 (PRIA) provides that if a debt bears interest, the prescribed rate of interest becomes applicable.
Tax
A tax perspective on the valuation of shares
The SCA recently considered the valuation of preference shares held by a person at the time of death for purposes of determining the capital gains tax arising from the deemed disposal of the shares.
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