Financial Services Law

Cryptocurrency as an Investment: Classification Hurdles

Last year, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sparked a modern gold rush spurred on by stories of individual investors making millions in a short period from their investment in Bitcoin. The desire to get rich quickly encouraged every man on the street to own a virtual wallet to buy cryptocurrencies and saw the advent of many […]

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POPI Compliance: Can Personal Information be Stored on a Blockchain?

In the wake of the Panama Papers and with growing instances of data breaches and identity theft, software developers need to show that they are taking privacy seriously. The proliferation of digitised-storage of data has moved global attention to the blockchain – the technology that underpins the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. While the future of Bitcoin is

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The Financial Sector Bill Peaks and the search for the Perfect Regulatory System

“The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It’s the monster. Men made it, but they can’t control it.” – John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) The banking and financial system is for many a monster that is not being controlled effectively. Ensuring that a financial system is adequately regulated is a fine

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Anchor Tenant Market Inquiry Planned by Competition Commission

Economic Development Minister, Ebrahim Patel recently announced that the Competition Commission would commence a market inquiry into aspects of the South African retail sector. Particularly, it was indicated that the inquiry would amongst other things, focus on tenancy arrangements in shopping malls. This may have important implications for supermarket chains and property owners because parties

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