Omnibus AML/CFT Bill also gets the nod for tabling.
Our first two workshops, held in Johannesburg and Pretoria, drew very positive comment from attendees. Two more are scheduled for Cape Town (17 September) and Durban (18 September). It appears that the folk […]
We regularly receive desperate calls for advice from candidates who have repeatedly failed the level 1 regulatory examination. Perhaps we should start off with the bigger picture – on Tuesday, we heard from […]
The FSB presentation on Tuesday, 3 September, is possibly the most comprehensive, up to date guide available on managing a practice, and the DVD belongs in the library of everyone who is serious […]
The hotly contested tour itinerary of the Indian cricket tour later this year suggests that playing for a Currie Cup may be more apt than something milder than a Bombay special. The ructions […]
by Johnny Grohovaz “You’re in business to render a service that is so good that people are willing to pay a profit in recognition of what you are doing for them…1 ” Providing […]
A week ago, Argentinian forward Leonardo Senatore was handed a nine-week ban for biting South African lock Eben Etzebeth. This week, the Griquas replacement lock, Rory Arnold will have to face the music […]
Breaking News My colleague Bobby Londt, who went to the UK to play cricket for six months and returned eight years later, sent me some stats on a youngster that played cricket with […]
Sibling Logic Teacher to Billy: “Billy, if you have five sweets and your sister asks for one, how many will you have left?” Billy: “Five.”
Two FAIS Ombud rulings were published on Friday, both concerning investments made via an FSP in Edwafin, a venture capital company in KZN which offered 18% guarantees on debentures. Edwafin started advertising aggressively […]
If you experience problems accessing information from the FSB website, please read the information below. This is copied directly from the Regulator’s website. Internet Browsers The FSB developed this website to work correctly […]
On Sunday morning I could not make up my mind about which song best summed up my situation: Bad liver and a broken heart by Tom Waits, or Sunday morning coming down by […]
Industry experienced job applicants have to provide proof of their RE results. The question is: how reliable is this information? Judging by the vast number of enquiries we receive, it is apparent that […]
New Zealand/Australia The Aussies only made one injury enforced change to the team. Ewen McKenzie (Pictured above) explained his thinking as follows in the NZ Herald: “You can’t fudge experience and I know […]
Two media articles on the new Old Mutual Wealth business model, published on Wednesday, will certainly cause more than just a stir in the industry. As usual, the mention that commission would no […]
Two Irishmen were sitting in a pub watching the Tour de France on TV. Seamus shook his head and asked, “Whoi t’e hell do they do that?” “Do what?” asked Mick. “Go on […]
If you don’t know what it costs to deliver your service, you don’t know your business… Johnny Grohovaz Most advisory businesses are quite content, as long as the amount of commissions and fees coming […]
These communication sessions offer the industry an opportunity to communicate directly with the Regulator on practical matters. When I looked at the registration page this morning, there were still a number of empty […]
