Someone bought Curro shares weeks before a R7.2 billion buyout offer, then sold days after the price jumped 50%. They made R126 million in gains. In this article we look at what insider trading actually is under the Financial Markets Act, the five ways it happens, and why the law treats it as fraud. Plus the four things your practice should do this week, because you become an insider by seeing the file first.

Financial abuse doesn’t always wear a mask, sometimes it hides behind trust, job titles, and paperwork. In today’s increasingly complex financial landscape, business accountants must be the early warning system that protects organisations from ruin. Here's how to identify, prevent, and respond to financial abuse in the South African context.