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Can you fully adhere to standards that create more questions than answers?

13 January 2016

The hallmark of a good orchestra is that every member has to play off the same song sheet. A similar principle can be applied to an industry government wants to align with best practice principles; all of the industry’s major bodies need to have the same objectives and have similar controls in place to achieve these objectives.

Top tips for a compliant 2016

11 January 2016

This is the ninth year that Richard shares pointers for a compliant year ahead and fittingly, he has provided 9 tips to assist brokers and financial planners in 2016.

CFP® professionals lead the pack in Sanlam’s top 100 professionals

10 December 2015

Sanlam recently conducted research designed to evaluate the value of the CFP® designation among the company’s top performing CFP® professionals. The study had a qualitative and quantitative research component. The qualitative research included in depth interviews with the top performing CFP® professionals within the company who shared their views on the impact that the designation has had on their careers. The quantitative segment analysed data to ascertain productivity among CFP® professionals pre and post certification completion.

Are South Africans ready to pay for financial advice?

20 November 2015

• “Expect a major shake-up in the SA retail investment market.” • “Advisors will have to negotiate a fee for their advice with customers.” • “Industry’s attempt to increase disclosure have failed.”

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Question

The strongest deterrent against FSP compliance missteps is or should be:

Answer

A criminal conviction Debarment Fine or penalty Any of the above can work

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