What to look for in structured products

In today’s uncertain climate, financial advisers have to consider risk very carefully. How much risk is appropriate for different clients, and how it is managed are critical questions when putting together investment plans. […]

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Contradictory views on Material Terms?

The latest Newsletter from the Short-term Ombud contains details of a rejected claim as a result of the fact that, at underwriting stage, the client did not inform the insurer of previous losses. […]

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FPI Approved Qualification from MBSE

The Financial Planning Institute provides its members with a list of approved training providers. Moonstone Business School of Excellence (MBSE) is an FPI Approved Education provider who complies with the FPI’s requirements in […]

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Enquiries About Skills Credits

Q: I started working in the Insurance industry in 2008, completed 63 credits Personal and Commercial and passed my RE1 in 2013. After this, I left the insurance industry. I desperately want to […]

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Bidvest Insurance Group Acquires FMI

Durban-based income protection specialist, FMI, today announced that it has been acquired by the Bidvest Insurance Group (BIG). FMI will become a division of Bidvest Life and, with the vision of being the […]

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National Credit Act Card Online

Moonstone Business School of Excellence offers the National Credit Act (NCA) Course for: Intermediaries in the Motor industry who are Finance and Insurance brokers (F&I). Industry providers of personal loans, HP agreements, credit […]

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PWC Economic Crime Survey 2016

We may have lost our top world rankings in a number of sports, but this survey shows that we are more than holding our own when it comes to economic crime. The study, […]

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2016 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

This is an extract from the lecture by Bill Gates at Pretoria University. If there is one thing I’m sure of, it is this: Africa can achieve the future it aspires to.That future […]

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FICA Awareness Training

Moonstone Business School of Excellence developed an on-line workshop to assist learners to acquire the necessary learning with the least interruption to the business. Obviously, we are unable to build training on your […]

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Is Loan securitisation legally binding?

My colleague Paull Lawrence recently sent me an interesting article on the subject: Property owners are often taken aback when, after defaulting on the loan repayment, they receive a summons from an entity […]

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Honesty and Integrity

A recent finding by the Board of Appeal in the Teixeira case clarified certain matters around the very broad definition of this important fit and proper consideration. Briefly: the adviser was debarred by […]

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Revenue growth and pending reforms

In December 2015, an Australian company, Centurion Market Makers, ran an industry survey on the impact of existing and pending reforms as well as projections for revenues and growth in 2016. In many […]

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FAIS Credits and Qualifications

The competency requirements under FAIS are often misunderstood, leading to many people stressing unnecessarily. Prior to 2010, transitional arrangements were in place which allowed for “FAIS Credits” to be obtained which would exempt […]

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Recoveries from Retirement Provision Funds

Strict process for companies wishing to recover stolen money from employee pension fund pay outs, cautions GTC. Employers cannot automatically claim money from an employee’s pension or provident fund when employees defraud them, […]

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