No News, Bad News?
Successful candidates eagerly await information about the next phase of the REs. There is general consensus that those who embraced the learning culture, created by the introduction of the regulatory exams, want to […]
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.
RE Re-write Advice
A training service provider shares some tips for those who need to write and pass before the end of September. As candidates are scrambling to the deadline of 30 September, it appears that […]
Game time: England v Proteas 1st Test, at the Oval
By the time you read this the teams might already be in battle – or not ….as rain is forecast for the next few days. A lot has been said about both bowling […]
RE Perception shift
The biggest part of my working day is spent in discussions with candidates on the topic of the regulatory exams. Most of the conversations and correspondence originated where candidates were trying to establish […]
THE FIRST OLYMPICS JOKES
It’s 2012 and it’s the Olympics in London . A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman want to get in, but they haven’t got tickets. The Scotsman picks up a manhole cover, tucks […]
If FAIS does not get you…
Many years ago, I was playing golf at Voortrekkerhoogte. At one stage, we walked past 1 Military Hospital, or 1 Mil, as it is better known. One of the players in our four […]
Tick-Tock Says the Clock
Candidates who qualified to re-write, need to keep an eye on the calendar. There is less time left than they think. There are basically ten weeks before the end of September. Actually, eight, […]
What the Dickens!?
My friend John Bustin in Durban wrote as follows: Hi Paul I thought my ‘morning after’ thoughts may, like Quasimodo, ring a bell with you. Dickens penned the novel “The Tale of Two […]
Professional Indemnity: Check the Fine Print
An article in Sunday’s Rapport (15/7/2012) discusses the upcoming High Court case where a broker is disputing the jurisdiction of the FAIS Ombud. What is of particular interest to our readers, is the […]
Dummies guide to what went wrong in Europe
Helga is the proprietor of a bar. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem […]
Save the Rhino
Creating awareness helps fight an atrocity which has taken on crisis proportions. Dr. William Fowlds, a wildlife veterinarian, tells the story of Geza, a white rhino, that was callously mutilated by poachers and […]
RE Status Certification
Last week, we discussed the need for proof of your regulatory exam status. Let’s follow the instructions from “The sound of music” and start at the very beginning. As soon as your paper […]
Rules is Rules
One unforeseen outcome of the extensive Super 15 series is the long list of fallen comrades. If one bears in mind that the competition has been running for nearly 5 months, with a […]
The Higgs Boson is “not a particle of faith.”
A Higgs boson walks into a church. “We don’t allow Higgs bosons in here!” shouts the priest. “But without me, how can you have mass?” asks the particle The Higgs boson walks into […]
Continuous Professional Development Update
“What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening” These lines from the musical J.C. Superstar may equally apply to the daily queries we receive about continuous professional development (CPD). We published a series of […]
Applications for Exemption
The publication of Board Notice 116 of 2012 contains details of exemptions granted to 16 FSPs from having to write the Level 1 REs by 30 June 2012. The periods of grace allowed […]
Removing Reps from the Register: a Better Option?
A lot has been said about what should be done where representatives did not write the obligatory Level 1 regulatory examination by 30 June, and are therefore no longer fit and proper to […]
