FSB Media Release – Orange Insurance

ORANGE INSURANCE LIMITED PLACED UNDER PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATION The Financial Service Board hereby informs the public that Orange Insurance Limited (Orange) was placed under provisional liquidation of 24 July 2012, with the return date […]

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You be the Judge II

This article in Thursday’s Moonstone Monitor elicited the biggest response in years. Many readers shared their views, and no doubt, their preparation for the regulatory exams was very evident. Thanks for all your […]

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You be the Judge

I received the following enquiry from a reader. It reflects a common problem which many FSPs experience when having to determine whether a person is merely providing administrative assistance, or actually giving advice, […]

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Continuous Professional Development

In May we published a series of articles on what can be regarded as phase 3 of the Regulatory Examinations: Continuous Professional Development (CPD). It now appears as if a number of training […]

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Continuous Professional Development Update

“What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening” These lines from the musical J.C. Superstar may equally apply to the daily queries we receive about continuous professional development (CPD). We published a series of […]

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You be the Judge

Heyneke Meyer, unlike his predecessor, is careful with words. This must be a huge frustration for the media who, despite their dislike of Piet Helium, had the time of their lives writing about […]

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What’s in a name?

The FSB recently distributed a document entitled “Call for contributions: intermediary services and related remuneration in the insurance sector”. Moonstone’s request for permission to provide input was granted, and we aim to provide […]

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Dividends Tax on Unit Trust Returns

The impending replacement of Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) by Dividends Tax (DT), effective from the 1st of April this year, will have a multi-faceted and far reaching impact on the Collective Investment […]

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