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Lee Callakoppen, principal officer of Bonitas Medical Fund.

Medical cover companies up their game in competitive market

Healthcare cover is a very personal choice

Resolute: Rosemary Hunter took up the case against the Financial Services Board after she was asked to cancel pension funds despite the fact that some still had assets and people were owed money from them. (Paul Botes/M&G)

She lost the battle, but won the war

Rosemary Hunter says it was inconceivable for her not to blow the whistle when people’s hard-earned pensions were at stake

Karabo

Finlit flick schools pupils on smart money moves

Primestars has launched ‘One Way to Graceland’, a movie designed to improve the financial literacy of pupils

Ismail Momoniat

Finance committee grappling with Viceroy status

Ismail Momoniat said the status of Viceroy as a company made it difficult for South Africa to hold its report responsible.

Tshifhiwa Matodzi (left) Andile Ramavhunga. (Mduduzi Ndzingi/Sowetan/Gallo Images)

Bank failure rocks battling municipalities

The West Rand’s plight could be a harbinger of problems for municipalities invested in VBS being placed under curatorship

Explaining to do: Des de Beer

Reports erode faith in Resilient

Its share price has plummeted and investors are waiting for the results of an investigation

‘A lot of the rights afforded to women in the sixth century in the Islamic world were only afforded to women in the West in the 18th century. Twelve centuries later

ConCourt to hear ‘orphan’ pension funds scandal case

One woman’s fight to take on the pension board’s ‘unlawful’ cancellation of funds makes it to the top court

Steinhoff purchased Mattress Firm at $64 a share in 2016, when it had been trading at $29 a share. (Getty Images)

Silence shrouds Steinhoff saga

Major investors are waiting anxiously, as the company needs to produce financials by the end of January if its shares are to continue trading

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

Steinhoff implosion staggers SA

Finance Minister announces investigation by Financial Services Board into alleged misconduct

The FSB appears to have upped its game as the extent of unpaid benefits emerges and public scrutiny and  pressure intensify.

Unpaid pensions saga hots up

The FSB appears to have upped its game as the extent of unpaid benefits emerges and public scrutiny and pressure intensify.

Crazy insinuation: Dylann Roof

Letters to the editor: March 3 to 9 2017

Readers write in about white men, the far right, and forex trading regulation.

Pension fund cull sparks unease

Industry participants say the closure of dormant funds was lawful, but Rosemary Hunter’s challenge to the Financial Services Board has raised alarm.

Pension fund fracas heads to court

Financial Services Board official Rosemary Hunter has claimed that the process to close dormant funds was flawed, affecting many of SA’s poorest.

Insider trading tops JSE’s list of white-collared crimes

Of the crimes tracked by the FSB, false reporting and price manipulation play third and second fiddle to profiting from privileged information.

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown.

Union, regulator disappointed at Fidentia boss sentence

The R150 000 fine imposed on former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown will not deter white collar crime, the Financial Services Board has said.

Banking on the future

First steps taken to ensure customers are treated fairly

As SA moves to overhaul its financial sector regulatory framework, a major part of the process will be moves to treat customers with due care.

Pinnacle was after more worker funds

Pinnacle was after more worker funds

Pinnacle Point Group hoped for a further injection of the clothing workers’ pension money, after R260-million of their funds had already been sunked.

Fears that pension fund consultant may flee

Fears that pension fund consultant may flee

Forensic investigators are concerned that the alleged key player in the missing pension funds may be planning to leave the country with his family.

Murky Sactwu pension deal probed

Murky Sactwu pension deal probed

The Financial Services Board is investigating the investment in 2007 of R420-million of pension funds belonging to Sactwu members.

Protect yourself against insurance fraud

Fictitious policies are on the rise. Here’s what to look out for — and how to prevent fraud.