Burglary in Florida (USA)
Trust the Yanks to come up with this gallows humour: Burglary in Florida (USA) When Southern Florida resident Nathan Radlich’s house was burglarized recently, thieves ignored his wide screen plasma TV, his VCR, […]
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.
Videos
Watch: MBSE launches RE training for FAIS representatives
Watch: FPI Financial Planner of the Year on key issues shaping the financial landscape
Animated video explains the two-pot retirement system
NCA Credit providers’ FICA obligations
NCR Desktop Audits
Is South Africa on track to getting off the grey list?
Looking back at this year’s FPI Professional’s Convention
Enhance your HR skills by attending our insightful webinars in November
Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance
Shakespeare, FFS and Providing Value…
It is not about what you want; it’s about what the customer values. A pivotal concept in FFS is understanding what value clients see in the services you provide. Hence, knowing your client […]
Halfway to Paradise
Carol King co-wrote a song with this title made famous by Billy Fury: I want to be your lover But your friend is all I’ve stayed I’m only halfway to paradise So near, […]
Applying for a position
A drunk with a ragged, dirty look came in to apply for the position. The director of the winery wondered how to send him away. He gave him a glass to drink. The […]
The Debarment Process
Monday’s article, Debarment under the Loop, was based on a High Court judgment which led to the reinstatement of a representative who was debarred. Our article evoked a flurry of enquiries from the […]
NHI – Not All Plain Sailing
The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system is slowly but surely finding its way back into the media after a long lull. Reports earlier this week included a number of observations from luminaries […]
Binder Workshop Registration
Our extremely popular workshops on binder regulations and outsourcing agreements are now open for Registration. Since the last workshop, a lot more clarity was provided by the Regulator on its interpretation of these […]
Worrying times
A much improved bowling and fielding performance by the Proteas in the 2nd one day international was not enough to secure victory. They fell 17 runs short in the rain affected, Duckworth-Lewis influenced […]
Bleak Day at Black Rock
Aussies and Proteas Annihilated The Aussies got truly trashed by the English in the second test. Unfortunately the same fate awaits them in the remaining tests. Ignore the media hype regarding the series […]
Now that I'm older, here's what I've discovered:
1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it. 2. My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran. 3. I finally got my head together, and […]
Debarment under the Loop
A recent finding in a high court case in Port Elizabeth, serves as a timely reminder to Key Individuals and Compliance Officers to be very circumspect when debarring a representative. A representative, who […]
Seta Levies under the Microscope
It appears that it is not only schools that have educational problems. The Sectoral Education and Training Authorities (Setas) still have their fair share of troubles. New Seta grant regulations came into effect […]
Make up your mind
I was in my back yard trying to launch a kite. I threw the kite up in the air, the wind would catch it for a few seconds, then it would come crashing […]
Quo Vadis, Training?
The Financial Intermediaries Association (FIA) raised a number of issues in a recent article, published in FAnews. These concerns include: The introduction of a Super Regulator Measures to provide the Regulator with indemnity […]
Too much Heaven
Bogenoemde titel van ‘n Bee Gees liedjie som vir my die huidige (amper) oor-aanbod van sport op. Dit wil voorkom of al die belangrikste sportgebeure in die een maand wat Engeland somer beleef, […]
Wealth Management Certification
Moonstone Training August Moonstone will run a three day training session in Cape Town on 27, 28 and 29 August. This module forms part of the SAQA approved “Further Education and Training Certificate […]
RE Deadline for new entrants
Below the response received from the FSB regarding the above. Board Notice 106 of 2008 section 6(f) states that representatives have two years from date of first appointment to complete their level one […]
