Financial Soundness – at all times
At a recent meeting between senior officials of the FAIS Division of the FSB and a committee of industry members, Ms Lorraine van Deventer expressed the concern that many FSPs still do not fully […]
Author: Alan Holton
Pensioner claims cryptocurrency trader could have stopped fraud
A High Court hears details of an elaborate fraud in which scammers cleaned out a bank account and bought cryptocurrency from a part-time trader.
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Short-Term Insurance Premium Collection – Now and in Future
From enquiries we receive, there appears to be some confusion regarding the collection of short-term insurance premiums. This is understandable, given the various amendments to the STIA, the implementation of the Financial Sector […]
Legislative Instruments under the FSR Bill
In an informative assessment of the Financial Sector Regulation Bill, Alan Holton, an associate of Moonstone Compliance, wrote: “The Bill makes provision for the Prudential Authority and Financial Sector Conduct Authority to create […]
POPI and your FSP
Despite a lot of early fanfare, little mention was recently made of this important piece of legislation which is bound to impact on each FSP. This overview is, by its nature, very brief […]
Business Continuity and Succession Planning – Part II
In Part I we discussed the close relationship between the two elements, stating that succession planning could be considered a subset of business continuity planning, and how the TCF requirements added a dimension […]
Business Continuity and Succession Planning – Part I
We recently published a brief summary of an article on the buying and selling of financial services practices that appeared on an Australian website. The owner of Centurion Market Makers discussed the two […]
POPI and the FSP – Part II
On Monday we discussed the rationale behind the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI” or “the Act”), some important definitions and the role of the information officer. This article deals […]
POPI and your FSP Part I
Despite a lot of early fanfare, little mention was recently made of this important piece of legislation which is bound to impact on each FSP. This overview is, by its nature, very brief […]
Is Criticism of FSR Bill Justified? By Alan Holton
Does the proposed Financial Sector Regulation Bill really “…violate the Constitution, the doctrine of the separation of powers and the rule of law…”? Mr Martin van Staden is a law student at the […]
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 […]
When is a debarment not a debarment? Part 3
This is the third and final article in a series by Alan Holton of Compliance Monitoring Systems, and a Moonstone Compliance associate, on this very contentious issue. What is a possible remedy? It […]
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 […]
Debarment of Representatives – now and post FSRA
The current provisions in the FAIS Act, 2002 and the procedures that have been adopted and applied by FSPs, and to some extent by the FSB, regarding the debarment of representatives have led, […]
