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Scams and governance failures dominate ASIC misconduct reports

03 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

Australia’s securities regulator ASIC says scams, retail investor issues and governance failures continue to dominate reports of suspected misconduct across the financial system. Between 1 January and 30 June 2026, ASIC received 9,807 reports of misconduct, with retail investor and ...

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AI can find the vulnerability. Can your firm ...

02 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the cyber-security equation for financial institutions. The uncomfortable part is that AI may be improving the capabilities of attackers and defenders at much the same time. That is the central message emerging from ...

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2026 Risk and Compliance Returns: Non-filers remain exposed

02 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve The submission windows for the 2026 Risk and Compliance Returns under Directive 11 closed on 30 June and 31 July 2026. A significant number of specified accountable institutions- particularly in the first group (crypto asset service providers, company ...

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8 000 data breach reports put POPIA incident ...

02 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

The Information Regulator has now received more than 8,000 security-compromise notifications, highlighting the scale of South Africa’s worsening cyber-risk environment and the increasing pressure on organisations to respond properly when personal information is compromised. According to ITWeb, Information Regulator chair ...

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Standard Bank and Java Capital partner to target private capital and real assets

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 capacity and client base with Java Capital’s corporate-finance, M&A and ...

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Adjudicator flags non-payment trend

By Legalbrief Today

The Pension Funds 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. A TimesLIVE report notes Magoshoa was addressing the Institute of ...

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Nancy Segolela Moela v Legacy All Suites Management Service

Financial Services Tribunal ('FST' or 'the Tribunal')

Parties: Nancy Segolela Moela v Legacy All Suites Management Service, Legacy All Group Umbrella Provident Fund and the Pension Funds Adjudicator (Case number: PFA39/2026)

Date: 8 September 2026 

Keywords

Reconsideration – FSR Act, s 230 – Pension Funds Act, s 37C – ...

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Working Smart

By Lee Rossini

In short, agility is the ability of a business to respond quickly and effectively to a change in operating conditions, for example, changes in client expectations, technology, regulation, competition and economic conditions. It does not simply mean moving faster. True agility means being able to make informed decisions quickly, adapt priorities and processes, and introduce new products or services without compromising financial stability, regulatory compliance or client trust.

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