Setting achievable business goals
29 Jan 2026
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
By Lee Rossini Setting business goals is a fundamental management activity that provides direction, focus, and a basis for measuring success. In a financial services business, well-defined goals help align strategy with daily operations and long-term growth. Understanding what business ...
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Wiid ...
29 Jan 2026
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
Summary of Free State High Court (Bloemfontein) decision involving Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Wiid and Others. The following matter was handed down by the Free State High Court (Bloemfontein) on 22 January 2026: · Standard Bank of ...
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Hawks crackdown on alleged boiler-room syndicates highlights criminal ...
28 Jan 2026
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
The arrest of six alleged bogus investment scammers and twenty-five call-centre agents in Johannesburg on 27 January 2026 highlights the continued enforcement focus on unlicensed investment activity under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002 (FAIS Act). ...
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US sanctions remain a real risk for South ...
28 Jan 2026
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
* Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the US could easily impose financial sanctions on SA if it really wanted to damage the country, but individuals are more likely to be targeted. Roodt said that sanctions are a big stick ...
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