Meyer Plays Safe
The Springbok coach certainly took no chances when selecting his side for Saturday’s opening match against Ireland. In the backline, the only possible surprise, if experience was the main criteria, is the retention […]
BHI Trust fallout widens as FSCA bans intermediary for 20 years
The FSCA’s latest action highlights the regulatory risks for individuals who may have been linked to the BHI Trust scheme.
Disclosure Obligations
The current media spat between attorneys Ronald Bobroff and Partners and Discovery Health has a much wider bearing on the industry than just that of the healthcare environment. In essence, the law firm […]
Alleged Investigation of the FSB
In a media release issued on 30 October 2014, the Financial Services Board (FSB) shared its views on a media statement circulated by Kadesh Consulting, which alleges that there is an investigation underway into, amongst […]
Complaints Management Part 2
Last week, we discussed basic trends identified in the recently published Key Findings: Complaints Management Thematic Review by the FSB. Today, we share two of the four specific findings contained in this document […]
Nic Mallett on RWC 2015 Draw
The former Springbok coach made some interesting comments regarding the Springboks’ draw in RWC 2015. His concern is with the teams comprising Group A: Australia, Wales and England, together with Fidji and Uruguay. […]
Namibia – Ease of doing business deteriorates
The World Bank released its Doing Business 2015 report on October 29. The intention of the publication is to provide a measure of the difficulty an entrepreneur faces when starting and/or running a […]
FAIS Department 2014 Annual Report
The information below was extracted from a supplementary report to the FSB’s Integrated Annual Report which provides an overview of activities of all divisions in the FAIS department for the year which ended […]
FSB Annual Report Statistics
There is always a lot of industry interest in the RE statistics, and the figures contained in the report makes interesting reading. The pass rate for those who wrote the RE 1 for key […]
PoPI is not a Flower – Part 1
South Africa’s Constitution is regarded as one of the best in the world when it comes to safeguarding the rights of its citizens. From it evolved a number of interventions aimed specifically at […]
Pearls of Wisdom
(From the Ou Grote website) This story no doubt had its origin after the famous win by France over the All Blacks in RWC 2007. It’s amazing to think that Richie McCaw was […]
Financial Planning Update
The renowned tax expert from Rhodes University Business School, Professor Matthew Lester, will be conducting two four-hour financial planning update lectures in the Eastern Cape. 20 years of changes in the tax system […]
Complaints Management Part 1
Learning from the mistakes of others is always much better than learning from your own. The findings of a recent audit by the FSB of the current state of complaints handling by product […]
Moneyweb Focus on Unsecured Lending Practices
The platform which offers investors a guaranteed annual return of 19.5% was the subject of a number of articles published in Moneyweb recently. The article titled, Are Cambist’s contracts genuine, points out that […]
Currie Cup 2014
Well done to WP for sticking to their guns and winning the cup, despite being outplayed in certain important departments. The Lions can certainly feel proud of their contribution to an excellent and […]
South Africa – Finding Nene… the politics of troubled fiscal waters
Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene presented the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament on Wednesday, October 22. General consensus after the statement was that the successor to Trevor Manuel and Pravin […]
Think TCF – Part Seven
In this, the final article on this topic, we share some practical ideas for you to consider. I need to express my sincere appreciation to Billy Seyffert for the use of his presentations […]
Healthcare in South Africa
The eighth edition of Healthcare in South Africa by Liz Still is now available. The focus of the 2014 edition is the regulatory environment and the current profile of the private health sector […]
