Debarment and TCF
The necessity for a process to ensure that those who fall foul of the fit and proper requirements are not allowed to practice was never in question. In particular, the bad apples need […]
Author: Paul Kruger
SARS pays back R10bn, but some taxpayers’ refunds are being withheld
Taxpayers should inform SARS if they have been unemployed for a full year or longer, to avoid being flagged as non-compliant.
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Why this is no Gorillas in the mist story
Extract from a recent blog by Troy Penney, who works for SuiteBox in Sydney, Australia, If you and your business are in a profession that charges a fee or a commission for exchange […]
CPD Revisited
A reader recently wrote: I provide training on behalf of a registered medical scheme to accredited brokers on medical scheme benefit options, underwriting and processes. I recently attended a broker training session at the […]
FPI Financial Planner of the Year
We would like to add our congratulations to the following top eight entrants who have successfully advanced to the second round of this year’s FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award. Craig Torr, […]
ConCourt Judgement on medical schemes savings accounts
Following numerous enquiries for clarity on the implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgment regarding the correct accounting treatment of medical schemes members’ personal savings accounts (MSA), the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) […]
Twin Peaks making grim progress
In the early days of “The Pill” the UCT rag magazine, Sax Appeal, reported on a new book by the Pope titled: “The pill’s grim progress.” No doubt, the same scepticism accompanies the […]
Key Individual cannot delegate accountability
In a recent Appeal Board case, the FSP appealed against the FSB’s decision to debar her for five years. One of the grounds she raised was that her secretary failed to inform her […]
Appeal Board upholds FSB debarment decision
A FSP was suspended on 27 March 2015 for failure to submit a compliance report and not successfully completing the RE1 for key individuals. According to a recent Appeal Board decision, the FSP […]
NHI promises equality of care
Implementing NHI will be an enormous task but promises equality of care for everyone – GTC Healthcare Whilst every South African will find it difficult to argue with the concept of National Health […]
FSB Appeal Board again rules against FAIS Ombud
In May 2016 we published an article titled Ombud holds insurer liable for Sharemax loss. Briefly: A Momentum representative (Marais) introduced the client to a broker (Storm) who had a Sharemax contract. The […]
Employees’ Tax on Termination
We recently received a very informative article from Webber Wentzel on what can be quite a taxing question, if you’ll pardon the pun. Employees are entitled to certain payments upon termination of their […]
The future of Level 2 REs and CPD – July 2017
A recent “Round Table” discussion by Ms Caroline da Silva, Deputy Registrar, FAIS of the FSB, provided a welcome update on the Regulator’s current thinking on a number of key issues, including: Regulatory […]
NHI White Paper Published
Reports since the publication of this long awaited document certainly contained conflicting reports on what we can expect. Pam Saxby for Legalbrief Policy Watch notes that that references in the media to proposals […]
REs for Compliance Officers
We recently published a template showing the deadlines for compliance officers to successfully complete specific regulatory exams. The FSB very kindly expanded on our original publication, including CO’s for Licence Category 4, and also […]
Digital Workspace Solutions provider SuiteBox Breaks New Ground
This digital meeting platform, which offers a wide range of solutions to current challenges for financial advisers, recently made the news for the right reasons. Suitebox won the “mobility solutions” category in the […]
Insurance Apprentice 2018 gets under way
The fourth series of The Insurance Apprentice is set to take the short-term insurance industry by storm once again as preparations get under way and applications for the 2018 event take center stage. […]
