Discovery to appeal ‘far-reaching’ judgment in favour of RAF

The High Court says Discovery Health misconstrued the scope of the judgment that set aside the RAF’s first directive on the payment of medical scheme members’ claims.

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Quiney announces his arrival

Quiney announces his arrival Quinton de Kock has arrived in empathic style, knocking 3 ODI tons within a month, two of which were back to back against the world number 1 ODI team! […]

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Moonstone’s Compliance Report Workshop

All Category I FSPs who are not obliged to appoint a compliance officer are required to submit the prescribed compliance report for 2013 to the FSB by 28 February 2014. Our popular workshops […]

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Moonstone Protector Now Online

We are excited to announce the launch of the new Protector Online System. Moonstone Protector is a support service for one-person FSPs who are not required to appoint a compliance officer, but require […]

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RE Exams Statistics

We provide a link below for those who wish to study the latest statistics in more detail. We list some of the more interesting facts emerging from the figures. These figures relate to […]

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FAIS Supervision Annual Report

The FAIS Supervision Department of the FSB supervises financial services providers (FSPs) in terms of a risk-based approach. In response to the changing face of the regulatory landscape, international trends and outcomes of […]

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Proteas boast ICC selection

The announcement of the ICC test and ODI teams for the past year* rewarded the consistent performance of the Proteas with 4 places in the test side which underlines their status as the […]

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Charges in Respect of Investment Policies

The Long-term Ombud recently published two examples of excessive charges on endowment policies which confirmed the view that a revision of product provider costs is possibly a bigger problem than advisor fees. This […]

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Huge Fines after Commission Overpayments

Sanlam Developing Markets Limited and Channel Life Limited were fined R2 million and R1 million respectively for inadvertently contravening the regulations regarding maximum commissions payable. During the period 1 November 2008 to 21 […]

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Proteas Host India

The much anticipated series between the Proteas and India is upon us. Although South Africans may feel cheated with the reduced tour schedule (3 ODI’s & 2 Tests), we must make the best […]

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Compliance Officer Presentation

The FSB’s presentation for compliance officers provided a lot of practical insight and advice. Whether you are an external or internal CO, there is a lot of food for thought and consideration on […]

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Binder Regulations Update

One of the presentations at the FSB’s Regulatory seminar provided the latest information on binder regulations. After publishing three information letters, the Regulator requested information from insurers to determine the state of compliance […]

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Keshwar versus FNB Determination

The most recent Ombud determination concerns a complaint against First National Bank by a businessman, Craig Keshwar, who placed funds for investment with a bank manager, De Ghee, employed by FNB. The misappropriated […]

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Close but no Cigar

This may well be the theme for the Proteas, going forward, unless someone finds a way of teaching them that a series starts with the first game, not the second. My own views […]

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Fees for Service Redefined

The Review of Retail Distribution has certainly taken an interesting turn from where we thought the Regulator was heading with this very important issue a year ago. The term, “Fees for Service”, implied […]

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