The media carried several articles, amongst others, on how many licences have been suspended. In correspondence with the FSB last week, several reasons for difficulty with drawing accurate statistics were highlighted. The means […]
We obtained a copy of a “Notification of Suspension of Authorisation” sent to an FSP who failed to write the level 1 regulatory examination by 30 June 2012. The FSP in question failed […]
Various media reports on the regulatory examinations saw the light recently. A document in this regard also appeared on the FSB website yesterday. It states that the pass rate is now 88%, presumably […]
Please can you help me with something regarding Board Notice 135, which contains the list of approved qualifications? In the Board Notice, the letters S & G appear under respective sub categories. What […]
We receive numerous requests on a daily basis for copies of RE1 and RE 5 certificates from candidates who mislaid theirs. You can now download a copy from our website in your own […]
FAIS Circular 2 of 2013 contains details of the action to be taken against those who failed to comply with the requirement to write the regulatory exams by the end of June last […]
RE Support Workshops The FSB will be running a limited number of Assistance Workshops, identical to those currently presented by Inseta. This is to accommodate those candidates who were unable to attend the […]
A “General Awareness” telematic broadcast workshop will be run on 7 March, and will address the following topics: Termination of business The Disclosure of Fees and other potential Conflict of Interests on Third […]
I blamed a tough year for having difficulty in following the reasoning in this circular when it was published in December last year. When I read it this morning, I thought that, rather […]
A big financial institution advised their advisors, quite correctly, that those appointed in 2011 have until the end of 2013 to write and pass the level 1 REs. A number of people misinterpreted […]
The FSB scheduled a series of workshops across the country, as well as a telematic broadcast to its usual centres around the country. Please refer to the schedule below. To register please […]
Those who qualify for the extension to write and pass the regulatory exams before the end of March 2013, need to heed the final date for registration. Wednesday, 6 March, is the last […]
New legislation will entail changes to the wording of contracts between insurers and juristic representatives. Alan Holton explains the legislation, and how you can address the changes: Hi Paul Thanks for the most […]
We managed to obtain the link to the registration page for those individuals wishing to attend the workshops aimed at improving their chances of writing the level 1 REs successfully. Please click here […]
An article on the pass mark of recent matric exams, reminded me of one of the controversial aspects of the regulatory exams – the pass mark of 65/66%. Professor Jonathan Jansen is arguably […]
