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.
ASISA’s Medical & Underwriting Standing Committee (MUSC) have requested our assistance in a survey of intermediaries on Standardised Critical Illness Definitions (SCIDEP). This applies to all advisors involved in life assurance. It aims […]
Concerned Trainer writes It is encouraging to see representatives are questioning the legality of their actions, but should they not know this if they have passed the RE Level 1 exam? During the […]
Callers to our offices sometimes express frustration trying to communicate with the FSB, and end up using us as a source of information. We obviously regard this as a major compliment, and try […]
Bobby Londt reports: After the epic lesson given at The Oval, the cricketing world keenly awaited the next round of this mini world championship. The second tests starts today at Headingley in Leeds. I […]
One can throw stones, make excuses or simply swear or cheer, but the fact remains that the Sharks simply peaked at the right time, while the Stormers did not, on Saturday. Watching the […]
A painter by the name of Paddy Murphy, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted portrait artist. Over a short number of years, his fame grew and soon people from all over […]
Is a bank liable when an employee gives misleading investment advice? A recent finding by the FSB’s Appeal Board indicates that this could in fact be the case. Space does not allow us […]
From Thursday onwards, we will move this section of the newsletter to a new slot. We strive to keep our articles fresh and newsworthy, and we would hate to be seen to underestimate […]
While this heading may initially raise a collective sigh of exasperation, those who operate within the law should actually heave a sigh of relief. At the FSB’s annual Conference in Cape Town yesterday, […]
Earlier this week, there was a discussion on the regulatory exams on Radio Sonder Grense where a broker André, from Cape Town, said that, as far as he knows, the pass rate is […]
Bobby Londt reports: Proteas re-writing history The 1st test win was described as one of the most significant wins for the Proteas since re-admission. Reasons may be down to the way it was […]
Big Jimmy, an extraordinarily handsome man decided he had the responsibility to marry the perfect woman so they could produce beautiful children beyond compare. With that as his mission he began searching for […]
In May we published a series of articles on what can be regarded as phase 3 of the Regulatory Examinations: Continuous Professional Development (CPD). It now appears as if a number of training […]
Bobby Londt reports: After the 1st day of the 1st test few of us would have been so brave as to predict the current situation in the test at the Oval. In my […]
Joe had asked Bob to help him out with the deck after work, so Bob went straight over to Joe’s place. When they got to the door, Joe went straight to his wife, […]
The first telematic broadcast by the FSB in its new season of communications with the industry was broadcast last week on 18 July 2012. John Eksteen of Analytics Consult discussed investment management from […]
We publish below an information circular published by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) to assist readers in understanding how the new Companies Act affects their business in terms of audit […]
