To debar, or not to debar?

To rephrase the Bard, this should not really be the question – there is a better option. Representatives appointed in the second half of 2013, and the first half of 2014, and who […]

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Reinstatement of Debarred Representatives

We receive enquiries on a daily basis from (often disgruntled) representatives who wish to re-enter the industry by applying to have their debarment lifted. Unfortunately, as a representative, you cannot apply to have […]

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When is a debarment not a debarment? Part 2

Alan Holton of Compliance Monitoring Systems, and a Moonstone Compliance associate, continues his in-depth look at this very contentious issue from a legal perspective. The FSB produced a GUIDELINE ON THE DEBARMENT PROCESS […]

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When is a debarment not a debarment? Part 1

This subject normally elicits more responses from readers than most others. Alan Holton of Compliance Monitoring Systems, and a Moonstone Compliance associate, takes an in-depth look at this very contentious issue from a […]

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Important Lessons from Debarment Appeal

There is a tendency to see legislation that regulates financial services as operating differently from other laws. While the processes may sometimes differ, the same principles apply. This became evident in a recent […]

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Appeal against Debarment not Upheld

Details of appeals against decisions by the FSB’s Enforcement Committee provide very interesting insight into the practical application of legislation affecting most of our subscribers. What makes it even more interesting is that […]

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Debarments still a Headache

Louis Wessels, FSB legal consultant, writes in the latest FSB Bulletin that the debarment of representatives, unlike those involving key individuals, remain a taxing problem for the Regulator. Readers may recall that we […]

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FSB: Debarment Guidelines

At the end of October, we published an article titled, New Debarment Notification Document, containing details of a new form which has to be completed and sent to the FSB when a key […]

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The Debarment Process

Monday’s article, Debarment under the Loop, was based on a High Court judgment which led to the reinstatement of a representative who was debarred. Our article evoked a flurry of enquiries from the […]

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Debarment under the Loop

A recent finding in a high court case in Port Elizabeth, serves as a timely reminder to Key Individuals and Compliance Officers to be very circumspect when debarring a representative. A representative, who […]

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