Breaking: SCA upholds Old Mutual’s Living Hands appeal

Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers off the hook for R1.7 billion claim arising from Fidentia scandal.

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FSB releases latest news on REs

Fais Circular 7/2012 of 22 May 2012 contains the following information regarding the Regulatory Examinations: Confirmation of the deadlines for each of the level 1 examinations to ensure that there are no misunderstandings […]

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RE Deadline Approaching Fast

There are little over 5 weeks left before the deadline for writing the exams. It appears that many people who have recently registered opted for the last few weeks. There are mainly two […]

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RE 3 and 4 Preparation Guides

As indicated above, those Key Individuals who need to write these exams now have preparation guides specifically aimed at helping them prepare correctly. Please click here to download the NEW guide for RE4, […]

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An Exam by any other Name

In answer to Shakespeare’s question “What’s in a name?” I have to say: “A heck of a lot” when talking about the regulatory exams. I sometimes wonder whether re-naming the different regulatory exams […]

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Identifying yourself Correctly

The professional nature of the regulatory examinations requires one to be officially identified at the venue before writing. There are three recognised documents which can be used: Your green bar-coded ID document, your […]

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Level 2 Regulatory Examinations

Quite some time ago, Inseta published study material for the level 2 REs on their website. It can be found in the same place as the level one RE study material. To assist […]

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An Exam Strategy that has worked

I really enjoy hearing success stories from candidates who wrote the regulatory exams. On Tuesday, Andries B. phoned to thank me for the advice given which he thinks helped him pass. A week […]

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Level 2 Regulatory Examinations

With only 8 weeks left before the cut-off date for level 1 exams, we turn our attention to the next level of REs.  The article below appears in the latest (April 2012) edition […]

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Study Material for RE's

With only 9 weeks left before the first cut-off date, we are swamped by enquiries regarding the most effective study material to use. Last week, we suggested the following: The questions for the […]

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How accurate is the published pass rate?

Can one make accurate calculations, based on the statistics published by the FSB recently? Many commentators made deductions based on these figures, but showed their own ignorance or bias, rather than objectivity. One […]

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Enough facilities for the end of June?

This subject received wide media coverage over the weekend. The plain and simple answer to the question is an emphatic “Yes”. That is, provided that not all unregistered candidates decide to register for […]

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