Standard Bank and Java Capital partner to target ...
10 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
Business Day reports that Standard Bank and Java Capital have entered into a partnership to raise and structure capital for listed and unlisted property, private capital, infrastructure and other real-asset investments in South Africa. The tie-up combines Standard Bank’s financing ...
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ASISA warns regulatory overlap could undermine transformation progress
10 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
The Association for Savings and Investment SA (Asisa) has called on government authorities to adopt a unified, consultative approach to regulatory policy, warning that a fragmented landscape of overlapping frameworks risks increasing compliance costs without improving transformation outcomes. The call ...
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Adjudicator flags non-payment trend
10 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
By Legalbrief Today The Pension Fund Adjudicator, Advocate Lebogang Mogashoa, has sounded the alarm that up to half the complaints his office has received in the past year relate to failure by employers to pay member contributions to their employees. ...
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Using AI to enhance strategic decision-making
09 Sep 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
By Lee Rossini The value of using Artificial intelligence (AI) for improving strategic decision-making is apparent. AI can provide access to analytical capabilities that were previously only available to larger organisations with technology budgets and data-science teams. However, the growth ...
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