SARS responds to reports of hackers accessing practitioners’ eFiling profiles, removing clients, and changing banking details.
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We often receive queries from employers regarding the validity of RE certificates produced by prospective applicants. This is indeed wise, as we are aware of instances where people fraudulently replicate documents by means […]
A recent finding by the FSB Appeal Board drew attention to the need for honesty and integrity in all circumstances. The Registrar debarred the appellant on 14 September 2015. Timeline On 8 June 2015 the […]
The Future Health Index 2016 is an international survey which “… highlights the opportunities and barriers to a more connected and integrated form of healthcare that will better serve future generations. By measuring […]
Moonstone Business School of Excellence developed an on-line workshop to assist learners to acquire the necessary learning with the least interruption to the business. Obviously, we are unable to build training on your […]
There appears to be a fair amount of uncertainty about what exactly a financial adviser’s obligations under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act are. I suspect that, in many instances, many would rather NOT […]
Baie mense in Suid-Afrika raak warm onder die kraag as van hul landsgenote die All Blacks ondersteun wanneer hulle teen die Springbokke speel. Dieselfde geld vir my as ek sien hoe kollegas wat […]
My colleague Paull Lawrence recently sent me an interesting article on the subject: Property owners are often taken aback when, after defaulting on the loan repayment, they receive a summons from an entity […]
On 8 June, National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published the 2016 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and the 2016 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB) for public comment. […]
On 12 May 2015, the Registrar decided to debar the appellant, Mr Francois Pens Ellis, for a period of two years in terms of section 14A (1) (a) of the FAIS Act. The […]
In May, Insight-Discovery, in conjunction with Moonstone, conducted a survey amongst Investment advisers, the outcome of which will be of tremendous value to product providers. A draw was conducted with the aid of […]
Brevity can sometimes also be the soul of a twit. In a recent article on a complaint dismissed by the FAIS Ombud, we wrote: This case concerned a claim that was declined as […]
A recent finding by the Board of Appeal in the Teixeira case clarified certain matters around the very broad definition of this important fit and proper consideration. Briefly: the adviser was debarred by […]
In December 2015, an Australian company, Centurion Market Makers, ran an industry survey on the impact of existing and pending reforms as well as projections for revenues and growth in 2016. In many […]
It is that time of the year again. Below is a summary of what you can expect to pay, courtesy of my colleague Grethe van Heerden, as well as a link to our […]
Please note that the Cat II, IIA and III reports (Published during May 2016) have been amended. “Note that FAIS Notice 51 of 2016 has been repealed and replaced with FAIS Notice 84 of 2016 and FAIS Notice 52 of 2016 has been repealed and replaced with […]
The Board was recently tasked with reviewing a decision by the Registrar to debar Ms LA Teixeira for 5 years and to withdraw the authorisation of her business. The grounds for the Registrar’s […]
