Ninety-eight percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name, quipped Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and Oscar-winning film producer. This view was also applied to the financial services […]
On 26 October, alone, the FSCA issued six warnings to the public against providers of financial services which the regulator suspected were conducting unregistered business. Four of the six were involved in the […]
On 26 October, alone, the FSCA issued six warnings to the public against providers of financial services which the regulator suspected were conducting unregistered business. Four of the six were involved in the […]
The introduction of the Financial Services Tribunal (FST) created a platform for the reconsideration of decisions by any decision-maker in the financial services sector. With the establishment of the Tribunal the prediction was […]
The introduction of the Financial Services Tribunal (FST) created a platform for the reconsideration of decisions by any decision-maker in the financial services sector. With the establishment of the Tribunal the prediction was […]
The amended requirements contained in the 2017 Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements will have a substantial impact on the content of the study material for the REs. The FSB’s FAIS Information Circular […]
Cases heard by the Appeal Board of the FSB often provide more stringent legal certainty to matters in the financial services industry, particularly in so far as decisions by the FSB itself and […]
The FSB Insurance Division’s recent Seminar focused on planned conduct of business regulatory and supervisory developments in the insurance sector. Many of these developments are driven by three overarching objectives, including redesigning the […]
At the end of last year’s Insurance update from the FSB, Jonathan Dixon said: “We had better fasten our safety belts – this is going to be rough year”, or words to that […]
The FSB published the Long- and Short-term proposals last Wednesday. Included in the documentation is a comments matrix reflecting the Regulator’s responses to industry input. It is interesting to note the inclusion of […]
The FSB responded as follows to two articles we recently published on these topics. In your articles, “Sticking to the script?” and “FSB Fit and Proper Requirements: Qualifications and execution of Sales”, published […]
A fairer dispensation for all? The second issue of the FSB’s Twin Peaks newsletter contains four sections, one of which discusses the issue of enforcement, where we experienced problems in the past, in […]
The recent Willbrink Outsources CC decision by the FSB Appeal Board assessed a rather novel approach to overturn a FSB decision. The appeal was in respect of the Registrar’s decision to withdraw the […]
The Financial Services Board made this facility available on its website this week. I was obviously curious about whether the Kruger millions were not possibly hidden in a pension fund somewhere and promptly […]
By now you should have received a letter from the FSB advising details of the annual FSB and FAIS Ombud levies payable by the end of October. If you did not, it could […]
FSPs will heave a collective sigh of relief on hearing that the new levies payable to the FSB actually decreased this year. No indication of the reason for this is given, but we […]
The Registrar of Long-term Insurance (the Registrar) referred a case against The Smart Life Insurance Company Limited (Smart Life) to the Enforcement Committee of the Financial Services Board. During the period 15 April 2013 until […]
