A recent article in “Die Burger” reports on the first liquidation and distribution accounts in respect of the Herman Pretorius/Relative Value Arbitrage Fund matter. In total, the RVAF handled investments totalling R2.2 billion, and […]
In the space of the last eight weeks we saw seven determinations against one FSP, and it is likely that there is more to come. The total in fines meted out by the […]
A reader recently enquired about laying a complaint with the office of the FAIS Ombud. The enquiry stemmed from an investment that one of his clients made in the calamitous RVAF scheme, which […]
The office of the FAIS Ombud published its fourth determination against a financial advisor on Friday. In essence, it found that, in four all instances, the losses suffered by investors resulted from clients […]
The reasons for the sad ending to the Relative Value Arbitrage Fund, for both investors and advisors, are evident from this, the first determination by the Ombud on the Herman Pretorius saga. A […]
