FSB/Inseta Rewrite Workshops
I found the following information on the Inseta website: The FSB announced a further extension to the deadline for the Level 1 Regulatory Exams for those candidates who wrote before 30 June 2012, […]
Regulatory-Exams
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We still receive many enquiries from candidates who are at their wits ends, having attempted to pass the exams on several occasions. What is particularly sad is when they share what this does […]
FSB RE Preparation Workshop confusion
We received several enquiries about these workshops from readers. Please can you advise if you have any news regarding the workshop in respect of the RE 5 on the complexity of the Questions […]
When can you expect your results?
A number of people expressed unhappiness about the further extension of the final date for successful completion of the level 1 REs for key individuals and reps. Perhaps we should adopt the view […]
Reaction to RE Postponement
We received a number of responses to the special mailing on Friday. Some commentators were angry, others understanding. Piet skryf: Hi Paul, ek is dankbaar vir van my mede bemarkers, maar dankbaar ek […]
The Price of Procrastination
I received a call from a broker a few weeks ago: R: I am writing on the 28th of September, and mark my words, if I do not pass, there will be hell […]
Extension of Deadline for RE's
The Financial Services Board (FSB) has today decided to extend the deadline by which persons that fall under the exemption previously granted by the FSB under Board Notice 61 of 2012 were required […]
Final RE registration date
The final date for registration for those who wish to write the level 1 RE’s before the end of September, is Monday,17 September. We added an extra day to the original schedule. The […]
RE Results
As we near the final cut-off date for FSPs who have yet to write (and pass) the exams before 30 September, one can sense the anxiety in the enquiries we receive. Please know […]
Regulatory Exams
I recently bought a new car. I got a good deal and decided to help the F & I lady with her regulatory exams. She failed four times writing through Moonstone, and felt […]
Regulatory Exams for Compliance Officers: RE 40
This exam was announced some time ago, with timelines on the FSB website given as follows: Trials would be run in October and November 2011 January 2012 would see the exams, drawn up […]
Reps who Fail to pass RE 5 by 30 September
We received a number of enquiries from readers following Monday’s article which touched on interim measures one can take when candidates do not pass the regulatory exams by the end of September. Q: […]
Regulatory Exams and National Qualification Levels
I always pity the poor people who enter this “industry of abbreviations”, and have to try and decipher what language it is that we speak. Hopefully the discussion below of an often asked […]
New Spot for RE Roundup
From Thursday onwards, we will move this section of the newsletter to a new slot. We strive to keep our articles fresh and newsworthy, and we would hate to be seen to underestimate […]
Latest Statistics Encouraging
Earlier this week, there was a discussion on the regulatory exams on Radio Sonder Grense where a broker André, from Cape Town, said that, as far as he knows, the pass rate is […]
No News, Bad News?
Successful candidates eagerly await information about the next phase of the REs. There is general consensus that those who embraced the learning culture, created by the introduction of the regulatory exams, want to […]
