Proof of RE Status
A reader wrote as follows: Please clarify the issue of RE Level 1 certificates. When I wrote my RE5 and RE1, I was notified by email and a certificate was attached. I am […]
Discovery announces 2025 contribution increases: average hike of 9.3%
Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s contribution adjustments will be more evenly distributed across its members, highlighting the widespread effects of increasing medical inflation on contribution rates.
Videos
Watch: MBSE launches RE training for FAIS representatives
Watch: FPI Financial Planner of the Year on key issues shaping the financial landscape
Animated video explains the two-pot retirement system
Is South Africa on track to getting off the grey list?
Looking back at this year’s FPI Professional’s Convention
Enhance your HR skills by attending our insightful webinars in November
Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance
Heroes and Villains
It has become a bit of a habit to use a song title for this column. I was stuck this week until a very unlikely character came to my rescue, and reminded me […]
Mistakes on resumés which lead to a “Don’t Call us” response.
These are from actual resumés: “I am extremely loyal to my present firm, so please don’t let them know of my immediate availability.” “Qualifications: I am a man filled with passion and integrity, […]
Training Re-Focus
The introduction of the level 1 regulatory examinations in November 2010 shifted the focus from product training to RE preparation. Up to the end of 2009, when FSPs and reps needed a minimum […]
Extension of Deadline…
Gogga maak (amper) vir Baba Bly Die Reguleerder het Vrydagmiddag, skuins voor 15h00, ’n media vrystelling uitgestuur met die opskrif: “Deadline for Regulatory Examinations”. Die eerste wat ek hiervan te hore gekom het, […]
RE 4 now available
I received news yesterday that the level 1 regulatory exams for Category III Key Individuals (RE 4) is now available. Please click here to access the exam schedules to register for this exam. […]
Save the second last dance for me
The Crusaders did themselves no favour by losing to the Hurricanes over the weekend. By picking up just one bonus point, they opened the door ever so slightly for three teams hovering on […]
Roche Cowley sent me this little gem.
This is dedicated to all of us who are seniors, to all of you who know seniors, and to all of you who will become seniors. An irate customer called the newspaper office, […]
Our own Second Transition?
The financial services industry cannot be seen in isolation to what happens in the rest of the country. President Zuma’s recent initiative regarding matters of state should also be applied to what happened […]
Assistance with Licensing Requirements
In all endings, there is always a beginning. On Friday, we submitted the last of our licence applications to the FSB as a “recognised licensing body”. This status was afforded to us in […]
When all else fails…
I am, like most males, definitely guilty of thinking that I can achieve anything without directions. The availability of the GPS makes my life a lot less embarrassing, especially when I have to […]
After the Lord Mayor’s Show
Failure to write the REs within the stipulated time frames calls for action on the part of those affected. The following guidelines were published by the FSB to assist FSPs in conforming to […]
Ands, Ifs and butts kicked
We certainly had some lively discussion on Monday’s blog. In particular, Morné Steyn’s performance came under the spotlight. There were some great chirps: Tony: Although I really like Jean De Villiers, he needs […]
Insurance – The socio-political silver bullet
I have been meaning to write on this topic for a while now but, having listened to a few socio-political economists/ analysts (the titles vary quite a bit) over the last three weeks, […]
Q & A on UK TV and Radio show
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2) Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for ‘cherrypickers’ and ‘cheesemongers’? Contestant: Hömosexuals. Jeremy Paxman: No. They’re regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you. BEG, BORROW […]
Level 1 RE 3 Preparation Guide
This regulatory exam needs to be written by Licence holders in Category II (discretionary fund managers) and II A (hedge fund managers). A set of preparation material advertised elsewhere in this newsletter, can […]
The Numbers Game
What will the fall-out figure be? How many people will be forced to leave the industry? I received a call from a media contact last night, trying to squeeze a figure out of […]
