By addressing minor inconsistencies upfront, taxpayers may avoid verification delays and receive refunds sooner where applicable.
After the FSB announced the indefinite postponement of the Level 2 Regulatory Examinations and with it the adherence to Continuous Professional Development, a large portion of the industry is relieved that they “don’t have […]
Last week, we discussed the first two specific findings on the effectiveness of complaints handling systems and the need for root cause analysis and corrective action stemming from this. Today, we share details […]
While the general expectation is that this document’s sole intention is to replace commission with fees, it is far more encompassing than that. We publish below some of the aspects contained in the […]
One very clear message emerged after the feast of rugby we enjoyed over the weekend – the Northern hemisphere teams are no longer the pushovers they were in the past. They were always […]
Tanzania is now the latest African country to have released rebased GDP figures. The base year was changed from 2001 to 2007, and this resulted in the estimate for GDP increasing from TSh20.95trn […]
As we pointed out last week, PoPI is yet another brick in the wall being built to safeguard the privacy of the public. Today we look at some important definitions. Purpose of POPI […]
Steven W writes: It seems that direct marketers of insurance, and those who actually meet with the public, have dissimilar disclosure requirements, with the direct marketers having considerably less of an obligation than […]
I obtained 31 credits in 2009 and now want to study further towards a full qualification. Please advise how I should go about this? People who were in the industry prior to 2010 […]
It is that time of year when a very annoying, yet compulsory, questionnaire is being circulated. SARS needs confirmation about your personal service provider status, and each product house that you have contracted […]
Permanent Centres: 15 December 2014 (registration closes 28 November) Satellite Venues: 04 December 2014 (registration closes 17 November) Moonstone reopens on 5 January 2015, and the first exams will be available as follows: Permanent Centres: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
