Reinstatement after Debarment
My husband was debarred almost 5 years ago, the reason for debarment was justified and fair. That said I do believe that he has paid enough for his mistakes. Recently an FSP approached […]
Stricter reporting obligations for crypto-asset transactions
From 1 March, new frameworks will impose expanded due diligence and information-exchange obligations on exchanges, custodians and banks.
Possible POPI Commencement Dates
ITWeb recently printed an article titled Regulatory quagmire awaits SA’s IT businesses which provides, inter alia, some idea of what we can expect in terms of the roll out of the Protection of […]
Santam makes TCF decision
An Operational Circular titled “Settlement of claims on damaged or stolen vehicle tyres and shock absorbers/springs”, issued on 24 January 2017, provides a good example of Treating Customers Fairly in action. Commercial and Personal lines […]
Short-Term Insurance Premium Collection – Now and in Future
From enquiries we receive, there appears to be some confusion regarding the collection of short-term insurance premiums. This is understandable, given the various amendments to the STIA, the implementation of the Financial Sector […]
Filtering the Fintech hype
A tale of old banking, new banking and the missing wallet I was travelling in the UK earlier this year and I managed to lose my wallet. That is a horrible experience at […]
Bringing back the human element in client engagement
Here’s a novel revelation. It turns out customers are also human, after all. It fascinates me that in many industries and businesses we seem to have forgotten that customers (those folk that buy […]
Regulatory Exam Bodies may not endorse Training Services
Regulatory Examination bodies such as Moonstone operate in terms of a mandate from the FSB. In a sense, we represent the Regulator, which means that we are bound by exactly the rules and […]
Risk Involved in Short-term Home Rentals
The latest Mutual and Federal newsletter contains an article by SA Property News of interest to brokers and their clients who make use of facilities like AirB&B to rent out their houses and […]
Legislative Instruments under the FSR Bill
In an informative assessment of the Financial Sector Regulation Bill, Alan Holton, an associate of Moonstone Compliance, wrote: “The Bill makes provision for the Prudential Authority and Financial Sector Conduct Authority to create […]
Cybercrime – coming to a PC near you soon
For all you know, (or may not know), it may already be there. Our staff was recently addressed by cyber security specialists on the current status of cybercrime in South Africa. This is […]
Raging Bull Awards
Congratulations to all recipients of these prestigious awards from all of us at Moonstone. It is pleasing to note that the majority of these winners use our platforms to share information with the […]
Gap Filling for Tied Agents
In case you thought this may be a rather painful dissertation on what a dentist does, think again. In the Retail Distribution Review, the Regulator aims to provide for situations where tied agents, […]
Adviser and Advice Differentiation
The December 2016 Retail Distribution Review update provides clarity on matters which appeared slightly confusing in earlier proposals. The Regulator did away with the “multi-tied” category of adviser – in future, you are […]
Robo-advice: Friend or Foe?
The increasingly important role of technology in assisting survival and growth in the industry necessitates more attention than most of us has hitherto given to this aspect. The one phrase most of us […]
New advertising standards for investment policies only
Chapter 4 of the proposed new Policyholder Protection rules contains details regarding advertising standards specifically applicable to investment business. No projected benefits (including but not limited to maturity, income, death, disability or (partial) […]
New advertising standards
Chapter 4 of the proposed new Policyholder Protection rules contains details regarding advertising standards. Some of the more interesting ones, which relate to enquiries we often receive from readers, are included below. Unwanted […]
FAIS Ombud to Challenge Appeal Board Rulings
According to an article published in Personal Finance on Saturday, the FAIS Ombud intends appealing against certain findings by the FSB Appeal Board. “Late last year, the Appeal Board of the financial services […]
