Queen’s message to USA after elections
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA […]
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA […]
Was it coincidence? I was working on this article on Tuesday, and on Wednesday saw an article in Sake24 entitled: Finansiële waghond ‘aan die slaap’. According to this report, the members of parliament […]
The final date for registration to write in this calendar year is this coming Thursday, 29 November, to write on 13 December. Your first exam opportunity in 2013 is on 14 January. Please […]
In the last two weeks we saw a spate of media releases on Administrative Penalties meted out by the Enforcement Committee of the Financial Services Board. It is difficult to determine the basis […]
As reported recently, the Insurance sector SETA are making 1 000 vouchers available to candidates who want to acquire a recognised “full qualification”. This offer is open to all small enterprises, employing up […]
Four years ago, former FNB financial adviser, Clynton Cotton, pleaded guilty to stealing R12 million from his clients. One of them, Carmen Goodman, finally won her court battle with the bank. FNB was […]
Under the proposed Financial Services Laws General Amendment Bill, the Financial Services board will be protected from legal liability for their bona fide actions, even if these are negligent. According to a report […]
I received an enquiry from a reader last week who decided to leave the industry after 30 years. He asked for advice on what he needs to do, as another advisor offered to […]
A customer asks… “In what aisle could I find the Irish sausage?” The clerk asks…”Are you Irish?” The guy, clearly offended says… “Yes I am, but let me ask you something. “If I […]
A reader recently sent me an e-mail that read: What distinguishes a good Scotch from an ordinary dram? One double makes you think you’re single. This quite accurately sums up what happened on […]
Last week, we commented on the fact that there are only 2 492 sole proprietors in the industry, based on the latest FSB statistics. One reader, speaking from personal experience, wrote as follows: […]
There is a huge house in our street. The extended family is run by a grumpy old woman with a pack of irritable dogs allowed to run without leads. Her car isn’t taxed […]
I am quite proud to share with you a report received from CENCE, our Social Investment initiative. The name CENCE is the acronym for “Consumer Education through National Collaborative Enablement”. Cence, in partnership […]
This article received quite a bit of attention from the market. We respond to two of the questions received from from readers. I just recently received the Moonstone Monitor for today and have […]
In FSB Newsletter 12, the regulator expresses concern that the duty of a compliance officer to report real, or suspected irregularities, does not always receive the attention it should. Section 17(1)(c) of the […]
I experienced a rare “I told you so” moment when I read yesterday that coach Meyer agreed with my views on patience – both from the players and supporters. But too much of […]
The original article published by RiskSA regarding a misleading advertisement elicited a response from OUTsurance. The original article reported on a finding by the Code of Complaints Committee of SAIA that a particular […]
Updated 21 July 2025
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