FSB Communications
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 […]
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
Sharks in Shallow Waters?
Looking at the fixture list for the Super 15 series, the Sharks, like the Stormers, face a rather hectic schedule at the start of the tournament. They play the Cheetahs in Bloem, the […]
Grandchildren are Sharp
1. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 80. My grandson was quiet for a moment, and […]
New FSB “General Awareness” Workshop
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 […]
Twin Peaks Time Lines
The following section appears in the implementation document published on 1 February 2013. Moving towards a twin peaks model of financial regulation will result in the South African Reserve Bank’s organisational design changing […]
Storming into the Tournament
There is just enough time left before the start of the Super 15 to look at the draw for each of of the South African teams, and the potential impact of this on […]
Sharemax Beslissing en die Doel van FAIS
Die Toets vir Geskiktheid (The Suitability Test) Die vereiste dat adviseurs ‘n omsigtigheidstudie (due diligence) moet uitvoer ten opsigte van produkte wat hulle aanbeveel, word verder as volg toegelig in die Ombud se […]
The Business of Advice
Let me take you back in time. To a time when Insurance Salesmen – and men they were – roamed the Earth. Despite talk of ‘Building a Business’, the reality was stark. For […]
Your language lesson:
The difference between Complete and Finished… No dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. However, in a recent linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended by […]
Final Date for Reps to write RE 5
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 […]
Implementing the Twin Peaks Model
The original policy document, A safer financial sector to serve South Africa better, published in February 2011, announced a wide-ranging set of reforms to improve the institutional structures to support financial regulation. The […]
FSB calls for Feedback
The FSB would like to encourage all its stakeholders and interested parties to participate in the consultation process initiated by the publication of A safer financial sector to serve South Africa better in […]
Rise and Shine
One of the best things to happen in South African rugby last year, was the brand new crop of brilliant youngsters. Eben Etzebeth and Marcel Coetzee, for example, made their mark in no […]
Political spin doctors
There are times when I think the bad apples in the industry are really giving all of us a bad name, but then I think of politicians and realise that we really have […]
Full Qualification Training
Moonstone’s training division currently offers two “Further Education and Training Certificates” on Level 4 and four qualifications on level 5 and level 6, respectively. Initially, we focused on helping FSPs obtain the minimum […]
Updating your Records at the FSB
The article we published last week was based on information contained in the FSB FAIS circular 13. This proved to be a rather unfortunate number. We publish below relevant excerpts from the article, […]
Steyn & Co – Unlimited!
The first time it happened was against the Aussies – I think we all thought it was a once off; A slip on the part of Australia, just one of those inexplicable cricket […]
