Summarised responses to the FSCA’s Discussion Paper on a Framework for Unclaimed Financial Assets in South Africa.
In 2022, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) published the Discussion Paper on a Framework for Unclaimed Financial Assets in South Africa (the Discussion Paper) and invited public comment on it.
The two legal notes below summarise the comments received, set out the FSCA’s response to key themes, and outline the FSCA’s next steps for advancing the recommendations outlined in the Discussion Paper.
Legal note: May 2024 (part 1) – a framework for unclaimed financial assets in South Africa
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Legal note: June 2024 (part 2) – a framework for unclaimed financial assets in South Africa
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For the full version you can access the FSCA’s report here
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