Broker debarred for adding property to policy after it was set on fire
The house, which belonged to the broker’s brother, was set alight after the sheriff served an eviction letter on the occupant.
The house, which belonged to the broker’s brother, was set alight after the sheriff served an eviction letter on the occupant.
The former Old Mutual adviser claimed the complainants were not his clients but his relatives who had agreed to lend him the money.
The FST finds that the FSP’s attempt to use debarment as a tool to resolve an employment dispute is a misuse of the FAIS Act’s provisions.
It was a ‘material factor’ that the specimen signatures were in hard copy, whereas the disputed signatures were electronic.
Decision set aside, although the FSP was correct in finding that the representative contravened the General Code of Conduct.
The Tribunal finds that the debarment process followed by an insurance brokerage was not lawful or fair.
Tribunal highlights the distinction between the processes that fall under the Labour Relations Act and the FAIS Act.
The Financial Services Tribunal overturns the debarment because of insufficient evidence of misconduct and lack of financial soundness.
Dismissed adviser says she helped her clients pay their premiums so they could keep their life cover while experiencing temporary financial challenges.
The suspension of Global & Local’s licence relates to its relationship with BHI Trust, the FSCA confirms.
The applicant only became aware in May last year that the decision to debar her constituted administrative action.
The onus lies with the FSP to prove the facts it relies upon to debar its representative on a balance of probabilities.
Medsafu’s letters alerted the applicant that the outcome of the process may include debarment, the Tribunal finds.
Coenraad Botha and his wife are facing 64 charges in Namibia related to an alleged illegal investment scheme involving N$163 million.
The Authority should have conducted its own investigation and not relied solely on information provided by the insurer, the Tribunal says.
A provisional sequestration order for the estate of Classic Financial Services director Jacobus Geldenhuis has been granted.
There are differences in the circumstances surrounding the debarments and the reconsideration applications.