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Moonstone: Why Regulation is Unavoidable

23 April 2013 | FAIS Ombudsman

Quite often, people in the industry question the need for regulation. They look at the issue from their own perspective, and the fact that their clients have never complained about them.

FSB on Fidentia – ‘crime doesn’t pay’

23 April 2013 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

For those who have been following the Fidentia saga closely, the Western Cape High Court’s verdict vis-à-vis J Arthur Brown – guilty on only two counts of fraud – may seem oddly anti-climactic, given that he was originally arrested on 197 counts. By negot

FSB: J Arthur Brown

19 April 2013 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

The Financial Services Board (FSB) has noted with satisfaction the conviction of J Arthur Brown on two counts of fraud, amounting to hundreds of millions of rand. This brings to an end a matter that has taken a number of years to conclude.

Restoring confidence in financial services a key focus for South Africa

16 April 2013 | Association for Savings & Investment SA (ASISA)

Stricter regulation of South Africa’s financial services industry alone will not restore confidence in the industry if it does not also ensure a sustainable environment conducive to doing business for the very industry that is being regulated.

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