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Amendment of the Notice on Qualifications, Experience and Criteria for Approval as Compliance Officer

16 September 2016 | General

On 31 August 2016, the Registrar of Financial Services Providers published Board Notice 148 of 2016 under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002 (FAIS), entitled “Amendment of the Notice on Qualifications, Experience and Criteria for Approval as Compliance Officer” (Amendment Notice).

New Effective Annual Cost Standard from ASISA

14 September 2016 | General

With only a month to go before they have to disclose an Effective Annual Cost (EAC) on quotes for savings and investment products, product providers are no doubt scrambling to get their calculations done and their point of sale documentation updated. The deadline is the 1st of October to comply.

Long-awaited appointment of Information Regulator brings SA businesses, individuals out of the data protection wilderness

12 September 2016 | General

The long-awaited appointment of an Information Regulator, has taken a huge leap forward with National Assembly voting in favour of Advocate Pansy Tlakula being appointed as the National Information Regulator - making SA globally competitive in terms of international data exchange laws.

KPMG: POPI Information Regulator nominated by Parliament

08 September 2016 | General

The National Assembly has on 7 September 2016 voted in favour of the nomination of Advocate Pansy Tlakula as the Chairperson of the Information Regulator and Advocate Lebogang Stroom and Johannes Weapond, as full time members of the Information Regulator, with Professor Tana Pistorius and Sizwe Snail as part-time members. The appointment of Advocate Tlakula and the members of the Information Regulator is subject to the confirmation by the President of South Africa.

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FSB warns against illegal funeral policies – twelve schemes under investigation

05 September 2016 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

The yin and yang of King IV

31 August 2016 | General

FSB commends retirement fund trustees

31 August 2016 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

B-BBEE amended codes mean higher costs for SA business – Grant Thornton research

17 August 2016 | BEE (Black Empowerment)

Financial Services Board (South Africa) and Abu Dhabi Global Market form new partnership

10 August 2016 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

Does your financial advisor help you safeguard your documents as they should?

02 August 2016 | General

FSB to look into JSE programming error

29 July 2016 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

Collaboration between financial sector stakeholders critical to positive economic outlook

27 July 2016 | SAIA - South African Insurance Association

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