Braaivleis en Maalvleis op die Spyskaart

Super 15 Roundup Injuries and lack of form have led to some interesting selections for this weekend’s Super 15 matches. Sharks versus Hurricanes With three Springboks out through injury, and Bismarck out of […]

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Smaller does not mean safer

Small businesses are just as susceptible to on-line piracy, phishing scams and identity theft as are the larger firms. Smaller businesses do not always believe that their key information such as bank data, […]

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Curiosity kills the passion

A surgeon went to check on his blonde patient after an operation. She was awake, so he examined her. “You’ll be fine,” he said. She asked, “How long will it be before I […]

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RE FAQ's

Q: Which regulatory exam must I write? A: For purposes of this question, we will restrict the answer to the Level 1 exams only. The RE1 must be written by all key individuals. […]

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Concerns Vanish after ten minutes!

A very shrewd reader from chameleon country (where blue changes to pink overnight) recently expressed his appreciation for the unbiased writing in this column. He was of course brainwashing me, perhaps before the […]

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It is not a man’s world

Housework was a woman’s job, but one evening, Janice arrived home from work to find the children bathed, one load of laundry in the washer and another in the dryer. Dinner was on […]

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As-And-When Commission as the cure for miss-selling

The FSB invited input from 5 representative bodies on a proposed discussion document on “intermediary services and related remuneration.” In today’s article, we focus on one aspect: the considerations concerning risk business, including […]

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Registration Blues

Preparing for, and writing the regulatory exams, is enough of a challenge for the majority of candidates. You do not want to be burdened by concerns about administrative glitches, or misunderstandings when you […]

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Satisfying indeed…

Proteas The last time the Proteas came back from the land of the long white cloud in 2003 /2004 it was with a taste of bitterness and humiliation as they drew the test […]

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Happy Hour

Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Manchester. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, ‘Old Timers Bar – all drinks 10 pence’. They look at each […]

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Household savings: how does South Africa fare?

Global Finance magazine provides the following description of the term and some recent trends: Household saving is defined as the difference between a household’s disposable income (mainly wages received, revenue of the self-employed […]

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Stop telling me about the RE's!

A subscriber expressed his irritation with the weekly articles on the regulatory exams. “Please can you refrain from sending me info on the FSB EXAMS. I AM FULLY AWARE that the exams need […]

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Jy moet konsentreer my Kind!

Die groot verskil tussen die Bulle en die ander SA spanne die naweek was hul vermoë om vir 80 minute te konsentreer. Dalk kan mens ook die Lions hiervoor krediet gee. Hulle het […]

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It’s all to play for!

The Black Caps looks set to play an additional batsman and forgo the four man seam attack for the last and final test. Perhaps a test too late, but they have identified the […]

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Reincarnation

Every Friday evening after work, Gamat would braai a big, fat juicy steak. But his neighbours, being Catholic and therefore not allowed to eat meat on a Friday, suffered agonies of temptation as […]

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Letters from readers

In today’s article we share three pieces of correspondence. E-mail 1: This mail, dated 15 December, was sent to the FSB: People are talking about a test that has to be done by […]

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