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Category IV FSP’s must submit their Annual Compliance Reports to the FSB on or before 31 October 2017 in terms of FAIS Notice 55 of 2017. FSP and Compliance Officers are encouraged to use the online submission method. Should you have any enquiries relating the submission of the report please send an e-mail to the … Continued
Posted on 18 Oct 2017
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Posted on 18 Oct 2017
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Posted on 18 Oct 2017
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Posted on 18 Oct 2017
The Minister of Finance has amended the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Control (MLTFC) Regulations and withdrawn Exemptions made in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (FIC Act). The following regulations have been withdrawn: R1596 of 20 December 2002 1353 19 November 2004 560 25 June 2010 461 5 June 2015 The exemptions … Continued
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This document illustrates the Privacy Policy for this Website, www.masthead.co.za
Personal Information
The privacy policy illustrates how Masthead (Pty) Ltd protects the information that is provided to it by its users.
Masthead (Pty) Ltd will not sell or rent its user’s personal identifiable information to third parties.
Sharing of Information
Masthead (Pty) Ltd may send personal identifiable information about its users to other companies or third parties should there be a need to share the user’s information in order to provide the product or service the user has requested.
Furthermore, the only information Masthead (Pty) Ltd will ever disclose to third parties is aggregate information about its users. Aggregate information will not identify the website’s users and will only identify the user’s population in general terms.
Electronic Communications
The user consents to the website’s agreements, notices and disclosures by visiting the website and receiving electronic information or communication by electronic means and this indicates that any legal requirements has been satisfied.
Changing of Information
Masthead (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy on an ad hoc basis at its sole discretion. Masthead (Pty) Ltd is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-Masthead websites to which it refers.
Contact information
Should you not be satisfied with the information or should any information be found to be untrue or incorrect, please notify Masthead (Pty) Ltd on the following email address: info@masthead.co.za
Masthead (Pty) Ltd and its agents or representatives shall not be liable for any damage, loss or liability arising from the use or inability to use this website or the services or content provided from and through this website.
Information, ideas and opinions expressed on this site should not be regarded as binding advice or the official opinion of Masthead (Pty) Ltd and users are encouraged to consult professional advice before taking any course of action related to information, ideas or opinions expressed on this site.
Masthead (Pty) Ltd has, and will continue to take reasonable care to ensure that all information, in so far as this is under its control, provided on this website is true and correct.
Masthead (Pty) Ltd shall not be responsible for, and therefore disclaims any liability for, any loss, liability, damage (whether direct or consequential) or expense of any nature whatsoever which may be suffered as a result of or which may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to the use of or reliance upon any information, links or service provided through this website.
There is no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding the information or any aspect of this service. Any warranty implied by law is hereby excluded except to the extent such exclusion would be unlawful.
Links to other sites
Our website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Masthead is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.