Awareness of pending changes encouraging

This article appears in the March 2016 edition of MoneyMarketing. MoneyMarketing asked Billy Seyffert, Chief Operating Officer at Moonstone Compliance, about the current investment management and intermediary space in the light of the […]

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Living or Guaranteed Annuity?

Patrick Cairns of Moneyweb recently published an article on this question which is particularly relevant in the current climate of expected interest rate increases. Q: I retired last year and invested my capital […]

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Causal event charges investigated

An article in Personal Finance titled, Whistle-blower helping FSB with research into penalties announces the contracting of an expert by the FSB to assist in monitoring adherence to prescriptions contained in Directive 153 which […]

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Professional Indemnity Update

At a recent Moonstone Compliance Conference, one of our compliance officers, Bronwen Allan, did a presentation titled “PI Cover and the rise of claims”. Her view is that a compliance officer who better […]

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World 20Twenty comes alive

Even one who is as sceptical as I am about the fairness of this format of cricket cannot help getting excited about what has happened so far. In the opening game, the hosts […]

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Failure to follow up proves costly

The latest FAIS Ombud determination provides clarity on a few perspectives of great importance to FSPs and is discussed separately in this newsletter. The parties are Jacques Du Toit, the complainant, Barrington Insurance […]

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Direct Insurer found wanting by Ombud

Masimdumise Gabriel Bhengu (the complainant) referred a declined claim by Outsurance Insurance Company Limited (the respondent) to the FAIS Ombud. The complaint stems from the complainant’s view that Outsurance failed to ensure that […]

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Healthcare Commission under the Spotlight

According to an article in Netwerk24, the panel who is currently conducting research on private healthcare posed a number of questions regarding the impact of commission on rising costs, including how commission works, […]

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Surveys show bleak picture

It should come as no surprise that executives of South African companies are less optimistic today, compared to a year ago. A recent survey by Mercantec reveals the CEOs in the financial services […]

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FIC and Motor Vehicle Dealers

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has revised Public Compliance Communication 07 (PCC07) to explain the duties of motor vehicle dealers when reporting cash transactions of more than R24 999.99 to the FIC. The Centre […]

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Genesis Appeal Denied

LegalBrief Today commented as follows on the outcome of the Scheme’s application for leave to appeal against an SCAS finding. In what a Business Day report says is a decision that has far-reaching […]

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FIC announces new registration system

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is preparing to launch a new registration and reporting system called goAML at the end of April 2016. New Registrations The last day for an accountable and reporting institution […]

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