Resignations ‘with immediate effect’ do not preclude employers from taking disciplinary action during the employee’s notice period.
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Kenya: Revised Kenya-India double taxation agreement comes into force
The DTA, which entered into force on 30 August 2017, will apply in Kenya from 1 January 2018 and will replace the previous Kenya-India DTA.
Continue readingSouth Africa: The Reserve Bank’s new mandate
‘Financial stability’ is defined to mean that financial institutions must provide financial products and services in terms of the law.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Retirement funds take wait-and-see view of Crowdfunding Investments
The asset-spreading requirements of private retirement funds are governed by Regulation 28 to the Pension Funds Act.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Distributed Ledger Technology – a financial services perspective
Financial services industry participants have also taken comfort from the fact that SA regulators are actively engaged in the conversation.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Maritime Fraud – Revisiting the remarkable tale of the scuttling of the tanker ship “Salem”
South Africa and the Port of Durban happen to feature in what is arguably one of the most fascinating cases of maritime fraud in history.
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