ASISA Comments on Twin Peaks

Rosemary Lightbody, Senior Policy Advisor at the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), recently provided insight into ASISA’s views on a number of important aspects concerning Twin Peaks. In an article […]

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Enforcement under Twin Peaks

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 […]

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New ombud system proposed

The ceremony at which Jack Nicholson received his Oscar for “As good as it gets” was the same one where “Titanic” dominated all the categories. Nicolson, with that wicked smile of his, opened […]

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Twin Peaks making grim progress

In the early days of “The Pill” the UCT rag magazine, Sax Appeal, reported on a new book by the Pope titled: “The pill’s grim progress.” No doubt, the same scepticism accompanies the […]

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SCoF Report on Financial Sector Regulation Bill

In its report on the Twin Peaks legislation to parliament, dated 30 November 2016, the Standing Committee on Finance (SCoF) raised a number of interesting issues. International guidelines Whilst commentators expressed criticism about certain matters […]

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Wonga Bungle

The FSB will take on added responsibilities once “Twin Peaks” is enacted, including regulating the banking industry. It is therefore interesting to note what happened in the UK since 1 April 2013, when the Financial […]

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Are We Experiencing Regulatory Overkill?

The head of Britain’s recently formed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was accused of backtracking on a promise to introduce “proportionate” red-tape on insurance brokers by the British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba), according to […]

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Not quite TCF?

The fair treatment of clients by certain product providers was recently questioned by Bruce Cameron in an article on causal event charges. A key part of ensuring proper market conduct is a new […]

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FSB Renamed

The Financial Sector Regulation Bill, published on 11 December 2013, indicates a new name for the Financial Services Board. The twin peaks regulatory framework will provide a comprehensive framework for regulating the financial […]

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