The first Moonstone Brass Tacks workshop, on binder agreements, will be hosted later this month. This no-nonsense, apply-what-you-learn workshop intends setting the new standard in terms of content, cost and applicability. Who will […]
This research, conducted in February this year, was prompted by growing concerns that the legislative framework as represented by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act of 2004 (FAIS) is placing a heavy […]
How much justification is there for certain payments, over and above commission? Are you within the law in terms of certain levies you charge your clients? Billy Seyffert, Head of Compliance and Legal […]
Business forecasts normally appear towards the end of the year, together with reviews of the past year. The financial services industry, and particularly financial advisors, would be well advised to conduct this exercise […]
The Financial Service Board confirmed that Orange Insurance Limited (Orange) was placed under provisional liquidation on 24 July 2012, with the return date for the final liquidation order set for 9 October 2012. […]
The long awaited update on recognised qualifications was published in the Government Gazette on 15 August. Board Notice 135 of 2012 contains the list of approved qualifications, and Board Notice 136 of 2012, […]
ORANGE INSURANCE LIMITED PLACED UNDER PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATION The Financial Service Board hereby informs the public that Orange Insurance Limited (Orange) was placed under provisional liquidation of 24 July 2012, with the return date […]
This article in Thursday’s Moonstone Monitor elicited the biggest response in years. Many readers shared their views, and no doubt, their preparation for the regulatory exams was very evident. Thanks for all your […]
I received the following enquiry from a reader. It reflects a common problem which many FSPs experience when having to determine whether a person is merely providing administrative assistance, or actually giving advice, […]
In May we published a series of articles on what can be regarded as phase 3 of the Regulatory Examinations: Continuous Professional Development (CPD). It now appears as if a number of training […]
“What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening” These lines from the musical J.C. Superstar may equally apply to the daily queries we receive about continuous professional development (CPD). We published a series of […]
In the previous two articles we discussed the reasons for the introduction of CPD, and the obligations on CPD training service providers. Today we look at what could be expected from FSPs. The […]
Many of our readers can attest to being duped by inferior training services providers when the scurry was on to obtain 30 or 60 credits before the end of 2009. This was one […]
An overview of the FSB’s proposals on continuous professional development, or CPD. The draft is available on the FSB website, as well as on the Moonstone website. We look at why this ongoing […]
Heyneke Meyer, unlike his predecessor, is careful with words. This must be a huge frustration for the media who, despite their dislike of Piet Helium, had the time of their lives writing about […]
The FSB recently distributed a document entitled “Call for contributions: intermediary services and related remuneration in the insurance sector”. Moonstone’s request for permission to provide input was granted, and we aim to provide […]
The impending replacement of Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) by Dividends Tax (DT), effective from the 1st of April this year, will have a multi-faceted and far reaching impact on the Collective Investment […]
