2013 – 2014 Tax Season Opens
When I lived on the West Coast, the first day of the crayfish season was a joyous occasion. Somehow, I do not share the same elation when I read about the opening of […]
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Correction to Moonstone Article on Licensing
We were approached by the Registrar regarding some of the information contained in an article titled “FSB Licensing – Part I”. The FSB pointed out certain statements in the article which are incorrect, […]
Tax Practioner Registration Deadline Looms
All tax practitioners are required to register with SARS. Those not registered yet, have until 1 July 2013 to register. If you are already registered, you are not required to re-register with SARS […]
Sales, Service and Financial Advice…
Around the financial advisory world, firms are moving from product-based commission to a servicing revenue model. This underlying shift has become widely known as “fee-for-service”, hereafter referred to as FFS. In certain jurisdictions, […]
Dubious Business Dealings
An alert Moonstone compliance officer advised us of an outfit calling themselves Legal Centre who are employing dubious marketing tactics to make money out of unsuspecting individuals and businesses. They are punting PAIA […]
VeriFi Pro
Springpoint Finance (Pty) Ltd is launching a pioneering service aimed at ultimately bringing the client and the financial advisor together, through an extensive consumer awareness and educational campaign in the printed and electronic […]
Short-term Remuneration Review
At the end of 2011, the FSB invited various industry bodies, representing both product providers and intermediaries, to respond to proposals on how remuneration could be “reformed” to ensure that it was fair […]
Treating Customers Fairly
TCF is closer than we think. It appears to be on the FSB’s radar screen already, despite expectations that it will only become a reality next year. In an article we published on […]
FSB Licensing Part II
On Monday, we discussed the process employed at Moonstone when assisting applicants with their licence applications. If you missed it, click here to download the article. On receipt of our application documents, the […]
New licensing requirements envisaged
An article titled Financial Services Sector: get ready to relicense, published in Moneyweb yesterday, will no doubt come as a huge shock to many people in the financial services industry. It appears that […]
Date of First Appointment Enquiry
I have been working in an insurance department in August 2010 until November 2011 then worked in a non-insurance department from December 2011 until June 2012. In July 2012 I have been working […]
Healthcare Guidelines
The recent document updating the Medical Schemes Council policies and guidelines contained two items which may be of interest to readers. Orphan Client Allocation “…when a member has been admitted to a scheme […]
Training Trivia
We picked up two interesting pieces of information from the Inseta website: An e-mail from careerwisup@gmail.com is doing the rounds, offering learners an Inseta Learnership at a price. Inseta says: “Learners are advised […]
CPD Update
The March edition of the ASISA publication “In the Loop” contains the following information regarding CPD developments: The FSB published a draft, redesigned, Determination of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) on 19 December 2011. […]
Check your Licence
When last did you look at your licence document? You know, the one displayed against your wall, flanked by your RE1 and RE 5 certificates? Many people, when they first applied, added everything, […]
Krediete en Kwalifikasies
Die volgende aanhaling verskyn in die FSB se Voorbereidingsgids vir die Regulatoriese Eksamens: Die gewysigde geskikte en gepaste vereistes wat in 2008 aangekondig is, het die finansiële dienste bedryf aan ‘n nuwe konsep […]
The Devil made me do it
One of the first determinations by the FAIS Ombud concerned a complaint against an advisor who said, in her defence, that she did not place a client’s funds in an investment that went […]
