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The FSB has its say on Model Insurance

The FSB has its say on Model Insurance

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles

From Monday to Thursday every week, FAnews publishes an e-newsletter dealing with news and events relevant to stakeholders in the financial services industry. Our readers are intimately involved with financial services products, compliance and advice and have strong views on issues that affect them. The Best of FAnews.co.za is a magazine feature in which we highlight a popular newsletter published online in the past 60 days. We rehash the core argument presented in the newsletter before considering some of the views raised via our reader comments.

Natural rights and the right to contract on commission

Natural rights and the right to contract on commission

01 November 2013 | Prof Robert Vivian

In a previous edition of FAnews, I pointed out that the UK outlawed the right of intermediaries to earn an income through commissions paid by the product providers as a consequence of what is known as the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). I mentioned that South Africa’s Financial Services Board (FSB) plans to carry out something with the exact same name, a Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Camargue invests in the future

Camargue invests in the future

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles

One of the biggest challenges facing the financial services industry is the current skills crisis, which increasingly is becoming a global problem. The current generation of school graduates prefer to study degrees in order to pursue career paths in industries which they feel are more attractive than the insurance industry.

Riot Wrap insurance - what you need to know

Riot Wrap insurance - what you need to know

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles

Riot Wrap insurance has been around for many years and was introduced, as the name suggests, to wrap around the Sasria Coupon and Assets Policy. This insurance also provides additional coverage in particular relating to profits, either gross or net, contingent business interruption and material damage above the Sasria Coupon within South Africa and/or for territories outside of South Africa.

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AIG innovates in tough times

AIG innovates in tough times

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
Creating true value for customers

Creating true value for customers

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
Connecting the .coms for your clients

Connecting the .coms for your clients

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go...

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go...

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
Do we really need TCF (without any benchmasrks)?

Do we really need TCF (without any benchmasrks)?

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
The cost of compliance: over-stretched

The cost of compliance: over-stretched

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
The real cost push on brokers by industry

The real cost push on brokers by industry

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles
Highlights of 2013

Highlights of 2013

01 November 2013 | Features / Profiles