Allegations that Sanlam adviser forged signatures don’t stand up, Tribunal finds
It was a ‘material factor’ that the specimen signatures were in hard copy, whereas the disputed signatures were electronic.
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Tribunal upholds decision to debar F&I marketer for falsifying client’s signature
The rep said she corrected the errors herself to avoid inconveniencing the customer and embarrassing the company, not to commit fraud.
Tribunal considers the FSCA’s powers when exempting a retirement fund from a valuation
Is the FSCA obliged to grant an exemption if a fund has met all the conditions set out in Board Notice 59 of 2014?
Discovery Connect acts against sales agents who manipulated clients’ policies
The Financial Services Tribunal hears the reconsideration applications brought by three of the 15 implicated agents.
Two defective intention notices scupper representative’s debarment
FNB argued the Tribunal should accord greater weight to the severity of the rep’s misconduct than to ‘procedural mis-steps’.
Must a retirement fund impose a timeline on an employer to institute civil proceedings?
More than a year passed between the employer indicating that it reserved its right to withhold a former employee’s withdrawal benefit and instituting civil proceedings against him.
Tribunal: a CCMA case has nothing to do with debarment
The FST emphasises that labour-related and FAIS-related matters are distinct.
Rep’s version of accessing client’s account ‘doesn’t ring true’, says Tribunal
The FST questions why he would take a call on his private cellphone from a friend of a friend and access confidential information without authority.
Tribunal confirms JSE’s 20-year ban and R15m fine on Markus Jooste
The decision comes in the same week in which Steinhoff is due to be liquidated and delisted.
Tribunal upholds JSE’s public censure of Trustco
The company did not inform shareholders timeously of the effects of a change to the terms of a loan.
Tribunal rules in favour of rep who found out about her debarment from the FSCA
The debarment procedure did not comply with the FAIS Act in a number of ways, the FST finds.
FSCA welcomes decision to uphold revised R20m fine on Markus Jooste
‘Conduct of this kind undermines public confidence in financial markets and leads the general public to believe that the system is rigged and unfair,’ Tribunal says.
Former bank employee’s ‘good intentions’ not enough to avoid debarment
The Financial Services Tribunal hears another case involving a representative who ‘completed’ proof of address letter on clients’ behalf.
FSP debars representative for not returning a tablet
The fact that the applicant did not sell any products or receive remuneration did not nullify his status as a representative.
Tribunal hands down decision in another MyMo accounts scandal case
Standard Bank debarred a branch team leader for using her own money to activate four accounts without the customers’ consent.
Tribunal sets aside Capitec’s debarment of a rep who joined a competitor bank
The jurisdictional fact required for the debarment was absent.
Retirement fund must make up for a member’s lost investment growth
The member’s benefit was transferred from the money market investment into the fund’s business account.
