Access to education and information has expanded, but the challenge is turning member engagement into better financial decisions and outcomes.
The dreaded DOFA (Date of First Appointment) deadline is looming for all those people appointed between 30 June and 31 December 2012, and who have not yet successfully completed their Level 1 Regulatory examinations. You have until […]
In response to an article: “Disclosure of Material Terms” we published last week, a reader responded as follows: Dear Paul, No broker can possibly explain every single clause in a multi-page legal contract […]
The Draft Market Conduct Framework, published in December last year, identified the diversity of legislation regulating different sectors of the industry as one cause for the Regulator’s inability to supervise effectively across the […]
The leaders of the two sides in South Sudan’s civil war signed a potentially important deal on Wednesday, January 21. The agreement was signed in Arusha, Tanzania (so it is being called the […]
1 What exam must I write? Both the RE5 and RE1 are Level One exams. RE5 is for Representatives and RE1 for Key Individuals. The RE3 exam is for licence category II candidates. […]
We receive enquiries on a daily basis from (often disgruntled) representatives who wish to re-enter the industry by applying to have their debarment lifted. Unfortunately, as a representative, you cannot apply to have […]
The “Draft Market Conduct Framework”, published in December, is certainly a goldmine in terms of trying to gauge what the future holds for the industry. The information published below is extracted from it. […]
Bobby Londt With any project or task, success depends heavily on preparation. The Proteas have done all they could to be as best prepared for the World Cup coming up in Australia come […]
The proposals contained in the Retail Distribution Review discussion paper envisages some of the most drastic changes to the retail financial services industry since the implementation of FAIS. The 55 proposals contained therein […]
Hanna Barry reports in Moneyweb Today that Cambist published a newsletter to investors in which they refer to an upcoming court case which may prove to be good news for investors who made […]
A Draft “Market Conduct Framework” was published in December for comment. It contains the latest thinking by the Regulator on a number of key issues. The following is a synopsis of the rationale […]
Lesotho’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is not ready for elections next month. Verified media reports on Thursday, January 8, quoted the IEC chairman, Justice Mahapela Lehohla, as stating that if the […]
The importance of making a client aware of material terms and conditions in a policy contract was underlined in a recent FAIS Ombud determination. On 2 March 2013, the complainant’s Hilux was stolen […]
Legalbrief Today published an article on 7 January setting out details of the Governance and Risk Management Framework for insurers which come into effect on 1 April 2015. “…the purpose of the prescribed framework is to […]
National Treasury publishes a revised draft of the Financial Sector Regulation (FSR) Bill for public comment. The revised Bill takes into account comments received on the first draft, published in December 2013, as well […]
