Regulatory Exams for Compliance Officers: RE 40
This exam was announced some time ago, with timelines on the FSB website given as follows: Trials would be run in October and November 2011 January 2012 would see the exams, drawn up […]
Spam calls are now electronic communication: guidance note closes direct marketing loophole
The Information Regulator’s Guidance Note on Direct Marketing under POPIA classifies traditional phone calls as electronic communication.
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
NCA Credit providers’ FICA obligations
NCR Desktop Audits
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
Records and Rankings
Apart from the sideshow created by the Kevin Pietersen saga, the last “text match”, as it was dubbed in the media, gets underway at Lords today. At stake are the series and the […]
Financial Terms after the Meltdown
CEO — Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO — Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET — A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. VALUE INVESTING — The art of […]
Read the fine print
One would hope that, being in the industry, that we all have PI cover and that we know exactly what we are covered for. (In case you do not have PI cover, you […]
Reps who Fail to pass RE 5 by 30 September
We received a number of enquiries from readers following Monday’s article which touched on interim measures one can take when candidates do not pass the regulatory exams by the end of September. Q: […]
Orange placed under provisional liquidation
The Financial Service Board confirmed that Orange Insurance Limited (Orange) was placed under provisional liquidation on 24 July 2012, with the return date for the final liquidation order set for 9 October 2012. […]
New list of Recognised Qualifications Published
The long awaited update on recognised qualifications was published in the Government Gazette on 15 August. Board Notice 135 of 2012 contains the list of approved qualifications, and Board Notice 136 of 2012, […]
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 […]
FSB Responds to Allegations
Last week we reported on media articles relating to the FSB’s involvement in the prevention of dubious investment schemes. The Regulator saw fit to publish a media release explaining its position in terms […]
July 2012 etfSA.co.za Monthly Performance Survey
Mike Brown, Managing Director, etfSA.co.za With above inflation returns being provided by the main local market indices for both bonds and equities, many of the index tracking products, both ETPs and Unit trusts, […]
Schedule of FSB Communications
Please see below the schedule of planned presentations by the FSB for the rest of 2012. Copies of the satellite broadcasts are availablefrom us. Those that are not televised, requires you to register […]
Job Losses in the industry
As the final date for completion of the regulatory exams draw near, we experience an increase in calls from candidates, anxious about what will happen if they do not make it. Let me […]
Regulatory Exams and National Qualification Levels
I always pity the poor people who enter this “industry of abbreviations”, and have to try and decipher what language it is that we speak. Hopefully the discussion below of an often asked […]
Our special Woman’s Day story
One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn’t too luxurious. When they were seated, the […]
Calls for Stricter Enforcement
The news about yet another investment scheme which appears to have gone belly up, raised calls from the industry and the media for preventative measures to be implemented. Personal Finance reported over the […]
Direct marketers face Heavy Fines
The days of unsolicited SMSs, endless calls and annoying e-mails from direct marketing companies trying to sell unwanted products are numbered, says a Saturday Star report. Direct marketing companies that use your personal […]
