Mon, Apr 28, 2025

The official Financial Regulation Journal of SAIFM

Corporate Law and Governance

Corporate Penalties and Sanctions

Old Mutual Life Assurance faced sanctions and penalties for non-compliance with FIC regulations, impacting its reputation and investor confidence.

Fintech

IOSCO Announces Final Report on Investor Education on Crypto-Assets

IOSCO has released its Final Report on Investor Education regarding crypto-assets, highlighting the risks of investing in volatile crypto-assets, particularly due to low barriers to entry, social media influence, and fraud.

International

A decision point for MiFID product manufacturers

The FCA has expressly acknowledged the overlap between the FCA’s existing MiFID II-derived rules on the manufacture of investment products in its Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (PROD) and the new Consumer Duty provisions on manufacturer product governance arrangements.

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Regulation and Ethics

The World Federation of Exchanges calls for greater role for derivatives market

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global trade association for exchanges and clearing houses, has published a paper on 25 March 2025 calling for a global, evidence-based refresh of public policy on derivatives.

Tax

Recent changes in VAT registration requirements: a good move for SARS?

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) reviewed its VAT registration process in May this year, following an unusual increase in the number of VAT registrations and a significant spike in suspicious registrations. With immediate effect, SARS implemented changes to the VAT registration process in order to scrutinise new VAT registration applications more stringently.

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