How foreign investors and rating agencies view the outcome of the general election will affect the direction of bond yields and equity prices.
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A recent determination by the Financial Sector Tribunal contains this very interesting paragraph: A debarment may not be used to satisfy a provider’s contractual or other grievances against a representative, unrelated to fitness […]
The recently updated Financial Services Tribunal Consolidated Rules contain the following stipulations regarding time frames: An application for reconsideration must be made: if the applicant requested reasons in terms of section 229 of the […]
The recently updated Financial Services Tribunal Consolidated Rules contain the following stipulations regarding time frames: An application for reconsideration must be made: if the applicant requested reasons in terms of section 229 of the […]
An interesting recent finding by the Financial Sector Tribunal sheds some light on how sec 14(5) of the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 should be interpreted. The applicant applied for the […]
Regular readers will know that I have expressed my frustrations in the past with people who approached the Financial Sector Tribunal for leniency despite being blatantly dishonest. A recent decision by the Tribunal […]
A recent Financial Sector Tribunal decision raised two very interesting perspectives on when dishonesty should not be used as grounds for debarment. Case number one The debarment was based on a finding that […]
A fundamental character trait of a person who provides financial services and furnishes advice to members of the public is honesty and integrity. This goes hand in hand with conducting business with the […]
A fundamental character trait of a person who provides financial services and furnishes advice to members of the public is honesty and integrity. This goes hand in hand with conducting business with the […]
On 1 April 2018, the debarment process under the FAIS Act was amended by the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (FSRA). Since then, many debarment cases have been referred to the Tribunal. […]
On 1 April 2018, the debarment process under the FAIS Act was amended by the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (FSRA). Since then, many debarment cases have been referred to the Tribunal. […]
Failure to comply with regulatory requirements can be a costly mistake. In a recent case, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) withdrew the FSP licence of Dikwena Funeral Parlour (Pty) Ltd, debarred Mr. […]
Cheating, fraud and many other forms of unethical behaviour are amongst the biggest personal and societal challenges of our time. In South Africa, we are confronted daily by media reports concerned with allegations […]
by Joani van Vuuren, Shane Johnson, Siya Ngcamu of Webber Wentzel In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) considered the interplay between disciplinary inquiries convened under the Labour Relations Act […]
Sales staff turnover in the financial services industry has always been notoriously high. Of late, it has become evident, from decisions by the Financial Services Tribunal, that due process was not always followed […]
As a result of the right to appeal against a debarment decision, there was a substantial increase in debarment cases referred to the Tribunal since April 2018. In most of these cases the process […]
The abhorrent practise of submitting a single premium investment as a recurring premium policy to earn a substantially higher commission is nothing new. If you then, in addition, destroy documentary evidence in the […]
