FSB Telematics Broadcast 3 October 2013
The agenda of the 3rd of October’s broadcast is very similar to the workshop intended for licence category II and IIA FSPs, and includes the same speakers. 3 October 2013 – Satellite workshop […]
Banxso licence withdrawal – FST dismisses reconsideration bid
The Tribunal dismisses separate applications brought by Banxso and four executives, saying they lack legal standing.
Will History Repeat Itself?
Ek lees vanoggend dat die All Blacks oor Ellispark voel soos die Bokke oor Eden Park. Keven Mealamu word aangehaal as sou hy sê dat dit enige All Black se grootste uitdaging is […]
‘Mayday! Mayday!’
This guy takes his new boat down to Cape Town from Jo’burg for a fishing trip. On his way back with the boat, his 4×4 breaks down outside Beaufort West. He […]
Products and fees structures need simplifying
In a competitive environment, cost disclosure enables price comparisons, leads to price competition and results in higher investor return. The practice, however, is met with an almost united “can’t do” response from the […]
Opleiding – Nasionale Kredietwet (NCA)
Ons het baie navrae, veral van lesers in die motorhandel, oor hierdie ingewikkelde wetgewing ontvang. In reaksie het ons ‘n kursus ontwikkel om die behoefte aan te spreek. Die eerste kursus word reeds […]
When is a complaint out of time?
The recent Bester determination by the FAIS Ombud provides guidance on the requirement that a complaint must be lodged within three years. We often understand this to mean from the time the advice […]
Hot and Cold
Knit one, pearl one appeared to be the recipe for the weekend’s rugby – there was one good half and one not so good half. This goes for both the Boks and the […]
FSB Warning Against Unlicensed Entities
The FSB urgently called on the public to refrain from conducting business with the following entities: Ledimar Ledimar Financial Services (Pty) Ltd; Ledimar Stock Trading (Pty) Ltd; and Ledimar Investment Holdings CC. Their […]
Advertising on Moonstone Platforms
Nowhere is the world-wide trend towards digital advertising better mirrored than in the shift in the budget of our own Naspers. People simply find digital access to information so much easier. Why type […]
Important FSB Presentations
Investment Workshop – 2 October 2013 – Old Mutual Conference Centre – Pinelands This workshop is intended for licence category II and IIA FSPs and will cover the following topics: Unregistered investments, due […]
How Pivotal a Role does Managers Play in Goal Achievement?
The new Premier League season in England is underway, and one of the main topics of conversation is the impact that the change in managers may have on the success of the teams […]
National Credit Act Workshop
We received many requests, in particular from people in the motor industry, for guidance on the impact of this legislation on their business. In response to this, we developed a course to assist […]
Shades of 1995
South Africa’s victory in the Rugby World Cup final in 1995 is arguably the finest moment in our rugby history. I still believe the opening game at Newlands laid the platform for what […]
Once Bitten
Steve Manning, an ex-pat living in Australia, posted this on Facebook: The Boks have always been done in by refs. Here is Frik Du Preez being blatantly bitten on the hand by Chris […]
Funeral Industry Arrangements Under Review
Co-administration agreements (also referred to as profit-sharing or 80/20 agreements) between insurers and funeral parlours or funeral administrators are under the magnifying glass of the FSB. This is very much in line with […]
The Continuing Saga
The fact that a referee’s poor decisions are still the main talking point around the world of rugby, indicates that fans have now had enough. It appears that the IRB has finally taken […]
The Domino Effect
The temptation to join in the free-for-all in lambasting Romain Poite is huge, and it is difficult to find something new to say. The indignation we experienced after the event was not limited […]
