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It is perhaps ironic that as the world moves toward a cleaner future, more mining is projected to take place to facilitate the "Just Energy Transition".

The Guardian's Fund (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Fund') was established to administer the funds of various persons who cannot do so themselves.

There are few certainties in life: death, taxes and the end of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") are at least three of those.

This article focuses specifically on the financial services industry under level 3 with reference to the regulations made under the Disaster Management Act, 2002 on 29 April 2020 (the "New Regulations").

South Africa's National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank have published a draft Crypto Asset Manual that introduces new authorisation requirements for crypto asset service providers...

The question of who bears the loss suffered as a result of a business email compromise was answered by the Western Cape division of the High Court in the recent judgment of Gripper & Company (Pty) Ltd v Ganedhi.

The third in the series of Evolving Banking Regulation reports from KPMG, analyses the regulatory landscape confronting European banks.

On 23 November 2018, Judge Collis of the Gauteng Provincial Division showed again, how progressive the South African judicial system can be.

National Treasury and the Financial Services Board released a policy document earlier this month which will have a marked impact on hedge funds and collective investment schemes.

The National Payment Systems Act, 2020 ("NPS Act") was passed by parliament on 29 July 2020 but to date, has not been gazetted.

In 1994, as South Africa transitioned into its new democratic era, the South African Reserve Bank (the “SARB”) issued the Commercial Paper Exemption Notice, 1994 (the “CP Exemption Notice”), a regulatory framework...

Finance Minister Mboweni gave his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 30 October 2019. "Rather than giving taxpayers the comfort that was sought

Globally, the traditional financial landscape as we know it will be radically changed with the advent of Open Banking and Open Finance.

On 24 February 2023, the second five-day Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF"), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, under the Presidency...

As part of a series of articles looking at Sustainable Finance, here we explore some of the key themes in Sustainable Financings in Africa, and the challenges to be overcome on transactions.

The European Union's Sixth Capital Requirements Directive introduces a unified framework requiring non-EU banks to establish authorized branches when providing core banking services into EU Member States. With the grandfathering deadline now passed and full implementation approaching in January 2027, South African financial institutions must urgently assess which cross-border activities fall within scope, which exemptions may apply, and whether establishing a permanent European presence has become necessary

Market participants are undertaking significant work to prepare for a transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR").

South Africa has achieved two landmark improvements in international perception and operating conditions within weeks: S&P Global upgraded the sovereign credit ratings...