Home Wins Crucial
The number of matches in the Super 15 provides some leniency in terms of winning your home games. There is no such luxury in the Currie Cup where there are only ten games […]
FSCA slaps Banxso and directors with record R2bn fine
The Authority says the penalties reflect the financial benefit gained from unlawful conduct and the harm to clients – handing 30-year debarments to several Banxso executives.
Women over 40
This article is erroneously attributed to Andy Rooney, an old-time American broadcaster. The true author is in fact Frank Kaiser, who wrote this in 2000. Women over 40 As I grow in age, […]
Litigation Threats Holding up NHI White Paper
Legalbrief Today quotes from a Sake24 report which says that hospital groups are delaying the issuing of a White Paper on the National Health Insurance Scheme through their ‘veiled threats of litigation’. It […]
Used Spare Parts Kosher Again
A few weeks ago, we reported on proposed legislative changes which would place a ban on the sale of spare parts from scrapped vehicles. A report on IOL News states that sanity appears […]
Beat the Deadline
August is quite an important month in terms of FSB requirements. FSPs who are obliged to appoint a compliance officer must submit their compliance reports by 15 August. Category II FSPs must ensure […]
2013 Currie Cup Outlook
In the good old days, when we were out of international rugby, the Currie Cup was the one competition which allowed us to express our affection for the game. Provincialism was not frowned […]
The Great Switcheroo
I toyed with several titles when contemplating writing this article, but finally settled on this one, from a Roald Dahl short story. A typical Dahl tale contains unexpected developments in the story line, […]
Commission Impact on Client Returns
Rob Rusconi shocked the industry in 2004 when he did a presentation to the actuarial society on the impact of expenses on retirement provision of individuals. In the ensuing investigation by the national […]
Chiefs take the honours in S15 Final
Super Final Contrary to popular (local?) belief, a rugby final does not have to be boring. What I found fascinating was not only the contest on the field, but also the game of […]
Fees for service
Those who are still uncertain as to whether charging fees is more risky than being paid commission should consider the following example from the second oldest profession in the world: A new client […]
Where are we with TCF?
All the talk, or rather, the lack of talk about TCF, has a left a lot of us in the lurch as to just where we stand with this initiative. The one bit […]
Wealth Management Qualification Training in August
Our next training session takes place from 27 to 29 August at the Oakdale Club in Bellville. Moonstone Intellectual Capital (MIC) offer learners the opportunity to qualify for the further education and training […]
Twee Suid-Afrikaners in Finaal
Dis werklik ‘n geval van gryp na strooihalms as mens opgewonde wil raak oor Jake White en Craig Joubert se deelname aan die Super 15 finaal in Hamilton, Nieu-Seeland. Daar was kommentators wat […]
Enforcement Committee: Ogre or Opportunity?
We briefly touched on this topic in a previous article FSB Enforcement Committee. In this article we expand on the actual workings of the Enforcement Committee, and provide information that will stand you […]
FSB Enforcement Committee
Other than what the name suggests, this is not the kind of entity that will pitch up in the middle of the night with a baseball bat to test your reflexes by beating […]
Burglary in Florida (USA)
Trust the Yanks to come up with this gallows humour: Burglary in Florida (USA) When Southern Florida resident Nathan Radlich’s house was burglarized recently, thieves ignored his wide screen plasma TV, his VCR, […]
