Further to Clem Sunter’s Wish List
Dearly beloved complaints people Please receive into thy electronic memories my contribution to Clem Sunter’s powers of observation. I did it some years ago, but it still holds water in our beloved Sefrica. […]
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.
Dearly beloved complaints people Please receive into thy electronic memories my contribution to Clem Sunter’s powers of observation. I did it some years ago, but it still holds water in our beloved Sefrica. […]
This circular provides information on the level 1 regulatory examinations. The following aspects are addressed: The extension of the re-write deadline for the RE3 (Key Individual: Category II and IIA) and RE4 (Key […]
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has established a Compliance Contact Centre to deal with queries related to compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, No. 38 of 2001, as amended (FIC Act). A […]
We spoke a lot about referees this past year. I thought it fitting to let them have the last say. They always do anyway, do they not? This is a story by one […]
On 5 December, the first “Notification of Intention to Suspend Authorisation” (NISA) letters were sent to those people who, according to the FSB’s information, failed to write the required regulatory exams at least […]
The title of this article reminds me of a Dickens character. From immediate reactions we received, it appears that not all those who missed the June deadline are artful dodgers. Some simply expected […]
The FSB contacted us, following last week’s article entitled What’s Sauce for the Goose to get more information about the correspondence between a broker and their own consultant. We used the opportunity to […]
Beste Paul Na aanleiding van jou onlangse versoek dat ons jou van interessante gebeure en hoogtepunte in 2012 vertel. Wel, my hoogtepunt is dat my gesondheid hierdie jaar baie verbeter het. Soos die […]
In my opinion, this is South Africa’s best 5-day test XI since readmission. Please note that I did not consider persons with less than 40 test matches. The balance of the side is: […]
A constant refrain in comments from readers is the number of service providers who, in their opinion, jumped on the band wagon to make money out of advisors. Here is an opportunity for […]
there were no suspicions or clouds around our President and he was seen as a totally honest, humble guy who lived in accommodation that most people found surprisingly modest; South African drivers realised […]
The article we published last week certainly elicited wide reaction. What does the Act say? Section 44 on “Prohibition on inducements” reads: No person shall provide, or offer to provide, directly or indirectly, […]
The introduction of the FAIS Act changed the rules of the game as far as programmes used to determine client needs, are concerned. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that it should […]
Deservedly the Proteas reaffirmed their position as the best test side in the world with an outstanding display in the third and final test. We all were a bit disappointed after the first […]
We received a few responses to our invitation to share typical Afrikaans words that makes it such a unique language. What about “ja-nee”? Afrikaans is the most wonderful descriptive language – we cannot […]
These accounts, according to the circular, are predominantly provided by Investec and Nedbank. The CMS Account is similar to a trust account maintained by professionals for the purpose of holding money on behalf […]
The issue of inducements to effect insurance, which we discussed in Monday’s newsletter, is fast becoming a very hot topic, and it does not only relate to short-term products. One of our regular […]