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FSCA warns the public against International Legal Financial Conduct Authority

09 November 2020 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) warns the public about the existence of an entity that has cloned the FSCA’s website.

Two FSCA Divisional Executives set to retire

05 November 2020 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

Jurgen Boyd, Divisional Executive for Market Integrity Supervision, and Marius du Toit, Divisional Executive for Specialist Support are set to retire after many years of service at the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA).

Shrug off your POPI fatigue to ensure data protection compliance

04 November 2020 | General

Local financial services businesses have been urged to wake from their Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act slumber and begin implementing the changes in data collection, management, processing and storage necessary for compliance. A recent POPI seminar, hosted by Compli-serve and presented by Elizabeth de Stadler of Novation Consulting, revealed that many firms suffered from POPI Act fatigue due to the drawn-out implementation of the legislation. The Act was signed into law in 2014; it took until 2016 for the Information Regulator to be established; and the first regulations only saw the light of day in 2018. But the final push for POPI compliance is now underway.

FSCA issues public warning against Funeral Assist 24

03 November 2020 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) warns the public to act with caution when dealing with Funeral Assist 24. The FSCA suspects Funeral Assist 24 of conducting unauthorised financial services business and breaching various financial sector laws.

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