From 1 March, new frameworks will impose expanded due diligence and information-exchange obligations on exchanges, custodians and banks.
Last week, Gareth Stokes of FAnews ran an interesting article on product development. The article, entitled Distribution* is make or break for life insurers, addressed the issue of product development. A few quotes […]
Die eerste uitslae is verlede week bekend gemaak, maar slegs die Raad op Finansiële Dienste (RFD) mag statistieke hieroor bekend maak. Ons wil egter graag ‘n dringende beroep doen op diegene wat die […]
What if you were playing in the club championship tournament finals and the match was halved at the end of 17 holes? On the eighteenth hole, you have the honour and hit your […]
The FSB recently distributed a document entitled “Call for contributions: intermediary services and related remuneration in the insurance sector”. Moonstone’s request for permission to provide input was granted, and we aim to provide […]
The national inclination to defer matters of a less pleasant nature to the very last minute is not unique to our industry, but also not foreign to it. I recall how, in 2004, […]
Super 15 Roundup Injuries and lack of form have led to some interesting selections for this weekend’s Super 15 matches. Sharks versus Hurricanes With three Springboks out through injury, and Bismarck out of […]
Small businesses are just as susceptible to on-line piracy, phishing scams and identity theft as are the larger firms. Smaller businesses do not always believe that their key information such as bank data, […]
A surgeon went to check on his blonde patient after an operation. She was awake, so he examined her. “You’ll be fine,” he said. She asked, “How long will it be before I […]
The impending replacement of Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) by Dividends Tax (DT), effective from the 1st of April this year, will have a multi-faceted and far reaching impact on the Collective Investment […]
A very shrewd reader from chameleon country (where blue changes to pink overnight) recently expressed his appreciation for the unbiased writing in this column. He was of course brainwashing me, perhaps before the […]
Housework was a woman’s job, but one evening, Janice arrived home from work to find the children bathed, one load of laundry in the washer and another in the dryer. Dinner was on […]
When selling a business as a going concern, Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) applies and regulates the transfer of employment contracts where the whole or part of a business is […]
The FSB invited input from 5 representative bodies on a proposed discussion document on “intermediary services and related remuneration.” In today’s article, we focus on one aspect: the considerations concerning risk business, including […]
Preparing for, and writing the regulatory exams, is enough of a challenge for the majority of candidates. You do not want to be burdened by concerns about administrative glitches, or misunderstandings when you […]
Proteas The last time the Proteas came back from the land of the long white cloud in 2003 /2004 it was with a taste of bitterness and humiliation as they drew the test […]
Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Manchester. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, ‘Old Timers Bar – all drinks 10 pence’. They look at each […]
