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FIMA (Namibia) vs CoFI (SA): Two neighbours, two ...

12 Nov 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve SA and Compli-Serve Namibia South Africa and Namibia are pursuing significant reforms of their financial services regulatory frameworks, with both countries seeking to strengthen consumer protection, improve governance and promote greater accountability among financial institutions. However, while the ...

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Global enforcement round-up: Conduct, operations and AML dominate ...

12 Nov 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve Financial regulators in Asia and Europe issued a series of notable fines this week, underlining continued focus on product governance, operational resilience and core prudential and disclosure obligations. South Korea – record ELS mis-selling penalties South Korea’s Financial ...

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NAMFISA considers easing pension fund investment restrictions while ...

12 Nov 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

The Brief Namibia reports that the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) is considering further amendments to pension fund investment regulations to accommodate evolving investment markets, encourage domestic investment and protect members' retirement savings. Speaking at the Government Institutions Pension ...

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Australia's ASIC takes Commonwealth Bank to court over ...

12 Nov 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced civil penalty proceedings against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), alleging that approximately 42,000 business customers were overcharged A$8.5 million in undisclosed transaction fees between November 2020 and May 2025. In ...

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FIMA (Namibia) vs CoFI (SA): Two neighbours, two stages of conduct reform

By Compli-Serve SA and Compli-Serve Namibia

South Africa and Namibia are pursuing significant reforms of their financial services regulatory frameworks, with both countries seeking to strengthen consumer protection, improve governance and promote greater accountability among financial institutions. However, while the underlying objectives are similar, the two countries are at distinctly ...

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Global enforcement round-up: Conduct, operations and AML dominate the week (South Korea, Germany, Ukraine)

By Compli-Serve

Financial regulators in Asia and Europe issued a series of notable fines this week, underlining continued focus on product governance, operational resilience and core prudential and disclosure obligations.

South Korea – record ELS mis-selling penalties

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission finalised its largest-ever monetary sanction, imposing approximately ₩371–375 billion ...

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NAMFISA considers easing pension fund investment restrictions while strengthening governance

The Brief Namibia reports that the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) is considering further amendments to pension fund investment regulations to accommodate evolving investment markets, encourage domestic investment and protect members' retirement savings. Speaking at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) Pension and Investment Symposium in Windhoek on 11 ...

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Working Smart

By Lee Rossini

Building centres of influence (COIs) is an important relationship-building strategy used in business development, financial services and professional networking. It involves establishing and maintaining strong relationships with individuals who have the ability to influence others, provide referrals, share information and create opportunities for business growth. Rather than relying solely on direct marketing or cold calling, the approach focuses on developing trusted relationships with people who can connect you to potential clients and valuable networks.

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