Aaron Motsoaledi wants to engage with people who are in favour of universal health coverage but have objections to the NHI Act.
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The FSB published the Long- and Short-term proposals last Wednesday. Included in the documentation is a comments matrix reflecting the Regulator’s responses to industry input. It is interesting to note the inclusion of […]
The Registrar has published proposed amendments to the General Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers and Representatives, 2003 and proposed amendments to the Specific Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services […]
Regulation 28(2), published in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, now effectively reads as follows: “Subject to sub-regulation (3), the maximum amount payable to a broker by a medical scheme in respect of […]
The short-term insurance industry, through the South African Insurance Association (SAIA), has established a limited voluntary fund (SAIA Fund) to try and alleviate the prejudice suffered by those policyholders with motor accident claims […]
In future, insurers will have to submit credit information in order to continue accessing consumer credit reports from credit bureaux. On 3 November 2017, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) published its final guideline […]
The Registrar of Pension Funds published, for comment, a draft Directive to determine conditions in respect of inducements and acceptance of gratification to ensure compliance with and to prevent contraventions of the objectives […]
Perceived disparities between remuneration for tied agents and independent advisers have been a bone of contention for ages. The Registrar also expressed concerns about the possibility of using remuneration, other than commission, to […]
We commented earlier on this white paper, published in the USA in September. Whilst it expands on “Leveraging Technology to Drive Profitability, Scale, and Growth”, there is certainly another aspect of great interest […]
Moneyweb’s editor, Ryk van Niekerk, published an article of interest to those who invested in Sharemax, and hold debentures in Nova. There is currently a proposal for a Section 155 Scheme of Arrangement, which […]
Rosemary Lightbody, Senior Policy Advisor at the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), recently provided insight into ASISA’s views on a number of important aspects concerning Twin Peaks. In an article […]
The Registrar published proposed amendments to the General Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers and Representatives, 2003 and proposed amendments to the Specific Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers […]
The proposals for amendments to the General Code of Conduct (GCoC), published in November 2017, expand substantially on the Regulator’s expectations in terms of how complaints are handled. Exactly three years ago we published […]
The October edition of the OSTI Briefcase contains some interesting insights on two complaints, in particular. Promissary warranty The issue for determination in this matter was whether the insurer was entitled to reject […]
The FSB responded as follows to two articles we recently published on these topics. In your articles, “Sticking to the script?” and “FSB Fit and Proper Requirements: Qualifications and execution of Sales”, published […]
This question will be answered on 30 November, when the J C Mostert / L Landman appeal against a determination by the FAIS Ombud Appeal is heard by the FSB Appeal Board. We believe […]
A recent decision of the High Court in Bloemfontein where an FSP was found to have been negligent in advising a client to invest in the Sharemax scheme, is a “must read” for […]
