RE Re-write Advice
A training service provider shares some tips for those who need to write and pass before the end of September. As candidates are scrambling to the deadline of 30 September, it appears that […]
Regulatory-Exams
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.
Read moreRE Perception shift
The biggest part of my working day is spent in discussions with candidates on the topic of the regulatory exams. Most of the conversations and correspondence originated where candidates were trying to establish […]
Tick-Tock Says the Clock
Candidates who qualified to re-write, need to keep an eye on the calendar. There is less time left than they think. There are basically ten weeks before the end of September. Actually, eight, […]
RE Status Certification
Last week, we discussed the need for proof of your regulatory exam status. Let’s follow the instructions from “The sound of music” and start at the very beginning. As soon as your paper […]
Applications for Exemption
The publication of Board Notice 116 of 2012 contains details of exemptions granted to 16 FSPs from having to write the Level 1 REs by 30 June 2012. The periods of grace allowed […]
Removing Reps from the Register: a Better Option?
A lot has been said about what should be done where representatives did not write the obligatory Level 1 regulatory examination by 30 June, and are therefore no longer fit and proper to […]
Level 2 REs and Qualifications
The article in last week’s Moonstone Monitor on training related matters elicited quite a response from people who require assistance with planning their future training obligations. We mentioned in the article that Board […]
Proof of RE Status
A reader wrote as follows: Please clarify the issue of RE Level 1 certificates. When I wrote my RE5 and RE1, I was notified by email and a certificate was attached. I am […]
Extension of Deadline…
Gogga maak (amper) vir Baba Bly Die Reguleerder het Vrydagmiddag, skuins voor 15h00, ’n media vrystelling uitgestuur met die opskrif: “Deadline for Regulatory Examinations”. Die eerste wat ek hiervan te hore gekom het, […]
RE 4 now available
I received news yesterday that the level 1 regulatory exams for Category III Key Individuals (RE 4) is now available. Please click here to access the exam schedules to register for this exam. […]
When all else fails…
I am, like most males, definitely guilty of thinking that I can achieve anything without directions. The availability of the GPS makes my life a lot less embarrassing, especially when I have to […]
After the Lord Mayor’s Show
Failure to write the REs within the stipulated time frames calls for action on the part of those affected. The following guidelines were published by the FSB to assist FSPs in conforming to […]
Level 1 RE 3 Preparation Guide
This regulatory exam needs to be written by Licence holders in Category II (discretionary fund managers) and II A (hedge fund managers). A set of preparation material advertised elsewhere in this newsletter, can […]
The Numbers Game
What will the fall-out figure be? How many people will be forced to leave the industry? I received a call from a media contact last night, trying to squeeze a figure out of […]
Level 2 RE Content
On Monday we said that the level 2 REs would focus on the legislation pertaining to products, and not on products per se. This elicited a number of enquiries. We discuss the content […]
When will level 2 REs be available?
The regulator indicated that it would focus on the completion of the level 1 REs, and particularly RE 1 and RE 5 before making any further announcements on the next level of regulatory […]
