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Nkhasi v Sentinel Retirement Fund, Sibanye Stillwater & ...

10 Dec 2025 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

Summary of Financial Services Tribunal matter: Nkhasi v Sentinel Retirement Fund, Sibanye Stillwater & Pension Fund Adjudicator Handed down on 4 December 2025 Case Number: PFA60/2025 Fast facts Application for reconsideration of Pension Funds Adjudicator's determination dismissed where applicant elected ...

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A short summary of vibe coding

10 Dec 2025 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Lee Rossini As software development becomes more human-centred, vibe coding is an emerging framework that blends intuitive interaction, contextual awareness, and generative automation. It is a style of programming in which developers guide code creation using high-level intent, emotional ...

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Guidance Note: Clarifying FICA obligations for Discretionary Fund ...

10 Dec 2025 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve Discretionary Fund Managers (DFMs) operate in a highly interconnected environment, where investment administration, client advice, product platforms and discretionary portfolio management overlap. This layered structure often creates uncertainty about where FICA obligations begin and end. Recent regulatory communication ...

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Record R2 billion penalty against Banxso and its ...

09 Dec 2025 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has handed down its most severe enforcement action to date, imposing a record R2 billion administrative penalty on Banxso (Pty) Ltd (Banxso), and on two of its directors, Harel Adam Sekler and Warwick David ...

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FSCA releases full set of Enforcement Orders against Banxso and senior executives, confirming R2 billion penalty and multiple 30-year debarments

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has released a comprehensive set of administrative penalty and debarment orders arising from its investigation into Banxso (Pty) Ltd and individuals linked to the business. The enforcement action, taken under the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (FSR Act), represents one of the most far-reaching ...

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FSCA sanctions Medbond Group, Bhaca Green and key individuals with heavy penalties and debarments under the FSR Act

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has taken decisive enforcement action under the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (FSR Act), issuing a series of administrative penalties and debarment orders against multiple individuals and entities. The orders, issued on 11 November 2025, highlight the regulator’s continued focus on market integrity, consumer ...

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UK creditors seek to rein in MTI liquidators as legal costs escalate

UK creditors in the collapsed bitcoin scheme Mirror Trading International (MTI) have approached the Western Cape High Court on an urgent basis, seeking an order to restrain the eight appointed liquidators from incurring any further legal costs in the United Kingdom. In the alternative, the creditors are asking the court ...

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As software development becomes more human-centred, vibe coding is an emerging framework that blends intuitive interaction, contextual awareness, and generative automation. It is a style of programming in which developers guide code creation using high-level intent, emotional cues, and conversational refinement rather than strictly technical instructions. It shifts the emphasis from manually constructing logic to shaping the feel, purpose, and outcome of a solution.

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