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Die laaste groet van ‘n pa is tegelyk ‘n familie en ‘n persoonlike saak. Saam met die gesin kom gedeelde verlies, maar dis in die binne-hart waar die groot seer lê. Reguit praat […]
The government takes banks to task over what it sees as unfair lending practices, proposing mandatory disclosures of declined home loans.
Read moreDie laaste groet van ‘n pa is tegelyk ‘n familie en ‘n persoonlike saak. Saam met die gesin kom gedeelde verlies, maar dis in die binne-hart waar die groot seer lê. Reguit praat […]
The FAIS Compliance Department’s goal is tasked with ensuring that all FSPs are held to a high degree of compliance with the FAIS Act. The Department is also committed to instil the goals […]
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! […]
A great man has gone, a massive spirit has moved on. In the imaginary world of George Lucas and Star Wars it took the destruction of an entire planet to cause a “disturbance […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Zambia released its latest monthly report on Thursday, November 28. Consumer price inflation rose in November, halting a three-month decline since reaching a y-t-d high of 7.3% […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]