Crime and Punishment

A recent decision by the Enforcement Committee (EC) again raised questions about penalties meted out to transgressors. Pieter and Samantha de Wet, trading illegally as Petite Models CC, were each fined R75 000 for […]

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Are Reps really liable for FSP Misconduct?

Two recent articles elicited a number of interesting questions from readers. Alan Holton’s thought provoking article, “Representatives also at risk” investigated what could happen if an employer FSP is no longer registered at […]

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Liquidation of Saxum Insurance

On Friday, 28 October 2016, the FSB published a five page document to inform policyholders of the liquidated insurer and how this will affect them. Whilst most of the questions and answers deal […]

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Of captains and Indabas

Protea Captaincy The inevitable withdrawal of our world class cricketer, AB de Villiers, due to injury following his sustained presence in all formats in the game, may be a blessing in disguise. We […]

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The Future of Level 2 REs and CPD

Product knowledge requirements via the level 2 Regulatory Examinations and CPD requirements were originally introduced in Board Notice 106 of 2008. Subsequent to the effective date of these requirements, the Registrar granted general […]

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Silly Season is upon us

The Wikipedia definition reads: In Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, the silly season has come to refer to the Christmas/New Year festive period on account of the higher than usual number of […]

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Representatives also at Risk

In a recent Ombud Determination (JJ & GH Carstens and Paarl Financial Advisors CC & JA Bartman) dated 12th October 2016, the Ombud made reference to the Appeal Board determination in the first (2013) appeal […]

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Liquidation of SaXum Insurance

The Registrar of Short-term Insurance’s application to place SaXum Insurance Limited under final liquidation, was granted. The Court ordered that SaXum be placed under liquidation for final winding-up in the hands of the […]

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Sign-on bonus and other Penalties

Section 3A of the General Code of Conduct came into operation on 4 December 2014. It decreed that “… No person may offer or provide a sign-on bonus to any person, other than a new […]

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Insurer pays for Flawed Application Form

It is interesting to note that an insurer’s failure to provide for a key exclusionary clause resulted in payment of a claim it initially rejected. The most recent Short Term Ombudsman Briefcase contains […]

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Avoiding Unintended Consequences

While we await the publication of the proposed new Fit and Proper requirements, it is time to assess our own approach to change. Die Burger’s editorial comment, on 19 October 2016, raised the issue of […]

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Springbok Rugby Indaba

All eyes and ears of rugby lovers were focused on Newlands this week as the cream of South African rugby converged to plot and plan the resurrection of the ailing patient. Perhaps I […]

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