An Exam Strategy that has worked
I really enjoy hearing success stories from candidates who wrote the regulatory exams. On Tuesday, Andries B. phoned to thank me for the advice given which he thinks helped him pass. A week […]
Tight-lipped Treasury braces for tough Budget to plug R75bn shortfall
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana won’t reveal where the spending cuts or savings will come from but says South Africa must “do more with less”.
A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to the Hardware Store
You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house – mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence, painting the living room or whatever. You are hot and sweaty, […]
Hats off to the Hockey Champions
If ever a medal should be awarded to a team for overcoming setbacks, disappointment and discrimination, it should go to the SA men’s hockey side. Forced to re-qualify for the Olympics by the […]
Avoid Unrealistic Client Expectations
It may be small consolation for local advisors, but a recent survey in Australia found that nine out of eleven risk profiling tools were found to be inadequate in terms of their regulator’s […]
Approved Qualifications for Exemption of Level 2 REs
A number of readers enquired about the list of approved qualifications mentioned in last week’s Moonstone Monitor as they were unable to find it on the FSB website. Please click here to download […]
“Services under Supervision” – What does this entail?
The clear indication by the FSB that it has no intention of extending the final date for passing the regulatory examinations has caused quite a flurry in the industry. Coupled with the recently […]
So what are your plans?
A young woman brings home her fiancé to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiancé to his study […]
You be the Judge
Heyneke Meyer, unlike his predecessor, is careful with words. This must be a huge frustration for the media who, despite their dislike of Piet Helium, had the time of their lives writing about […]
The new medical scheme fees tax credit
PwC South Africa publishes a monthly journal providing informed commentary on current developments in the tax arena, both locally and internationally. The April edition contains an informative article on the new treatment of […]
Level 2 Regulatory Examinations
With only 8 weeks left before the cut-off date for level 1 exams, we turn our attention to the next level of REs. The article below appears in the latest (April 2012) edition […]
How not to complete your answer sheet
Candidates can save themselves a lot of despair (and money) by paying attention to a few basic rules when they write the exams. This week, I saw a copy of an answer […]
Promotion of Southern Kings?
Jake White has, as usual, added his opinion on this controversial issue, and for once, I agree with him. We all know how big the gap is between the Vodacom Cup and the […]
The real effect of Dividend Withholding Tax
The 30 April 2012 edition of GrayIssue, published by Allan Gray, removes a lot of the myths and hysteria surrounding the tax changes on dividends. The new Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) replaced Secondary […]
Afrikaanse REs – Gebruik van die Woordelys
Een van die bepalings en voorwaardes van die regulatoriese eksamens lees as volg: Kandidate mag nie enige van die volgende items in die eksamen lokaal inbring, of tydens die eksamen in hul besit […]
Where to tap
Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they […]
Halfway house overview
If there is one saying by Piet Helium that remains true, then it is his advice to those who questioned the physicality of rugby to buy themselves a tutu and take up ballet. […]
REs: A waste of time, or empowerment tool?
Shortly after the Investment Indicators went out on Monday, I received calls from two readers about different matters. During our conversations, both echoed the same sentiments: Preparing for these exams did not add […]
