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South Africa moves to reform environmental impact assessment ...

12 Mar 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

Bizcommunity reports that South Africa is preparing to modernise its environmental governance framework through proposed reforms to the country’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has announced that a national stakeholder consultation ...

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FSCA enforcement surge: Debarments, penalties and governance failures ...

12 Mar 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve South Africa’s financial regulator has intensified its enforcement activity, issuing a series of administrative penalties, debarment orders and regulatory sanctions across a wide range of financial services providers and individuals. Recent enforcement matters span employee benefits consultants, funeral ...

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Managing retiring advisers and talent shortages

11 Mar 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Lee Rossini In many financial advice businesses, a growing risk is emerging: an aging adviser workforce with too few young professionals entering the pipeline. In firms where most advisers are approaching retirement and junior talent is scarce, the long-term ...

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Botha v Future Green Dot (debarment – reconsideration ...

10 Mar 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

Botha v Future Green Dot (case number: FSP53/2025) Keywords Debarment – Reconsideration application – Fit and proper requirements – Honesty and integrity – Policy churning – Commission-driven misconduct – Late reconsideration application – Condonation refused. Summary Mr Kenji Botha applied ...

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South Africa moves to reform environmental impact assessment system

Bizcommunity reports that South Africa is preparing to modernise its environmental governance framework through proposed reforms to the country’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has announced that a national stakeholder consultation process will run from 11 March to 24 April 2026 ...

Read More

FSCA enforcement surge: Debarments, penalties and governance failures rock financial services sector

By Compli-Serve

South Africa’s financial regulator has intensified its enforcement activity, issuing a series of administrative penalties, debarment orders and regulatory sanctions across a wide range of financial services providers and individuals.

Recent enforcement matters span employee benefits consultants, funeral insurance distributors, financial advisers, key individuals and authorised financial services ...

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By Lee Rossini

In many financial advice businesses, a growing risk is emerging: an aging adviser workforce with too few young professionals entering the pipeline. In firms where most advisers are approaching retirement and junior talent is scarce, the long-term sustainability of the business is under pressure.

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