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Convergence is the word we think of when talking about compliance and international trends. It portrays an image of different jurisdictions moving towards a common model, but doing so in a way that reflects the particular issues and limitations of their domestic demographic and economic situation.
Corporate South Africa is being force-fed an overdue diet of business ethics through regulation but scant attention is paid to the ethics of regulation. Whilst this should receive our undivided attention, a lack of regulatory ethics affects everybody.
In her first article on the debarment of financial services representatives (FAnews - June 2013), Cornea Matthee, compliance officer at Centriq Insurance, concluded that it is the duty of the financial services provider to ensure that its representatives comply with fit and proper requirements, and that failure to do so will result in the Registrar taking action against the provider.
In the first of two articles, Cornea Matthee, compliance officer at Centriq Insurance, sheds light on aspects to consider when a financial services representative is debarred.
Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?