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Mandating a return to office

19 Feb 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Lee Rossini Across the financial services sector, businesses are mandating a return to the office after several years of hybrid working. From investment banks to asset managers, financial advice businesses and insurers, leaders are increasingly insisting that employees spend ...

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Information Regulator steps up POPIA monitoring: Documentation now ...

18 Feb 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve The Information Regulator has embarked on a more assertive and structured POPIA compliance monitoring exercise, with formal notices already issued to a number of organisations across sectors. Selected entities are being required to submit comprehensive compliance reports, together ...

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FSCA Consumer Advisory Panel flags 'Finfluencer' risk and ...

18 Feb 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

The FSCA’s Consumer Advisory Panel has released its inaugural annual report, placing digital finance, data intelligence and emerging conduct risks firmly on the regulatory agenda. Of particular relevance is the panel’s focus on the growing role of financial influencers, or ...

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Does withdrawal of FSP licence constitute discrimination?

18 Feb 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

Western Cape Equality Court (Cape Town) Lotterie & Another v Financial Sector Conduct Authority Judgment: 16 February 2026 Keywords: Equality Court – Whether withdrawal of financial service provider licence constituted discrimination – Failure to pay prescribed levies as microlender – ...

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Mandating a return to office

By Lee Rossini

Across the financial services sector, businesses are mandating a return to the office after several years of hybrid working. From investment banks to asset managers, financial advice businesses and insurers, leaders are increasingly insisting that employees spend the majority, if not all, of their working week on-site ...

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Information Regulator steps up POPIA monitoring: Documentation now critical

By Compli-Serve

The Information Regulator has embarked on a more assertive and structured POPIA compliance monitoring exercise, with formal notices already issued to a number of organisations across sectors. Selected entities are being required to submit comprehensive compliance reports, together with supporting documentation, within 14 business days of receiving notice ...

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Working Smart

By Lee Rossini

Across the financial services sector, businesses are mandating a return to the office after several years of hybrid working. From investment banks to asset managers, financial advice businesses and insurers, leaders are increasingly insisting that employees spend the majority, if not all, of their working week on-site. While hybrid models were once hailed as the future of work, many businesses are rethinking this position. The reasons are varied and, in some cases, compelling. Yet the shift has not been without friction.

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