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Moonstone Monitor | 16 January 2025

IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

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•	Scammers target Banxso investors with fake fund recovery schemes
•	Motsoaledi to disclose plans for private healthcare reform
•	Explore your path to financial services success at MBSE’s Virtual Open Days

In the news

•	Bookings re-open for webinar on FICA compliance in the agricultural sector
•	Deadline looms for input on FSCA’s financial education charter
•	Hollard secures R2.7m payment despite community unrest defence
•	AMETFs: the new ‘powerhouse’ for diversified portfolios and tax-free savings
•	Bidvest Bank acquisition: outcome of Moody’s rating review looms large
•	Concern over decline in matric candidates writing STEM gateway subjects
•	FSCA warns of deepfake fraud featuring Patrice Motsepe

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Scammers are preying on Banxso investors, promising to recover lost funds for a fee, the FSCA warns.

Motsoaledi to disclose plans for private healthcare reform

The Department of Health labels a report of a compromise on NHI as ‘ridiculous and unfounded’.

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IN THE NEWS

Bookings re-open for webinar on FICA compliance in the agricultural sector

If you’re in the agricultural sector and deal in high-value goods, you may be subject to FICA. Moonstone Compliance’s free webinar will unpack what compliance entails.

Deadline looms for input on FSCA’s financial education charter

The finalised Financial Education Commitment Charter is set to have a significant impact on the industry, requiring institutions to invest in targeted education programmes.

Hollard secures R2.7m payment despite community unrest defence

The insurer successfully upheld the enforceability of a guarantee after a civil engineering company failed to complete a project because of community disruptions.

AMETFs: the new ‘powerhouse’ for diversified portfolios and tax-free savings

Financial advisers can diversify model portfolios with AMETFs, combining actively managed funds, equities, and passive products, while potentially qualifying for tax-free savings accounts without performance fees.

Bidvest Bank acquisition: outcome of Moody’s rating review looms large

Access Bank has confirmed plans to merge Bidvest Bank with its South African operations, Access Bank South Africa.

Concern over decline in matric candidates writing STEM gateway subjects

This has negative implications for the country’s economic growth and the learners’ career prospects in a rapidly changing work environment.

FSCA warns of deepfake fraud featuring Patrice Motsepe

AI-generated media make it seem as if one of South Africa’s richest people is endorsing an ‘investment’.

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