The South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published the Complaints Management Industry Review Report 2025, setting out the findings of its research into how selected financial institutions manage customer complaints and providing recommendations to strengthen these processes. The review assessed the complaints handling practices of licensed Category I financial service providers, retirement funds and retirement fund administrators, focusing on the effectiveness, timeliness and accessibility of their complaints frameworks. The report is positioned within the FSCA’s customer protection mandate under section 57 of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017, and highlights the role of accessible and effective complaints management in promoting fair customer outcomes.