By Compli-Serve
The recent raids by the Competition Commission of South Africa on steel firms suspected of price fixing should not be dismissed as 'another industrial sector problem'. It is a boardroom issue. And it is very much a financial services issue.
When competition authorities execute search-and-seizure operations, they are ...
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Discovery Insure’s challenge to the industry to move from reactive claims settlement to proactive risk reduction carries a clear compliance and governance dimension that goes beyond product innovation.
From a conduct perspective, risk-reducing initiatives align closely with the Treating Customers Fairly principles and the anticipated outcomes under COFI. If insurers ...
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Masthead reports that for many independent financial advisers, the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill and revised Omni-Risk Return may appear unsettling at first glance. Yet beneath the industry noise lies a far more constructive reality. These frameworks do not dismantle independent advice. They reinforce fundamentals that most IFAs already practise ...
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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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