South Africa
South African regulator bans adviser exam cheats
South Africa’s Financial Services Board (FSB) has taken action against a large number of individuals who cheated or facilitated cheating on exams to become qualified financial planners.
DeVere CEO slams South African expat tax as discriminatory
South Africa’s decision to tax expats and overseas workers on their foreign income is totally unjust, highly discriminatory and achingly regressive, says deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green.
S Africa to scrap tax exemption for expats, overseas workers
South Africans living and working in no and low tax jurisdictions will no longer be exempt from paying tax on their overseas earnings from March 2019 under proposals from the country’s Revenue Services (Sars).
IoM’s collapsed Louis Group gets second director ban
A second Isle of Man director of South Africa-headquartered Louis Group, which saw 700 investors lose at least £60m ($78m, €67.4m), has been disqualified as a director.
Science beats psychology in advice, says S Africa’s PCH
With South African clients focused on overseas investment opportunities, local wealth manager Private Client Holdings (PCH) uses investment science rather than psychometric testing to advise clients.