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Bungling regulators contribute to consumer misery

23 October 2009 | The Stage

South Africa is stuck in a telecommunications ice age. When it comes to cellular services and internet connectivity the rest of the world is decades ahead of us. Service providers in the US, UK and Europe beat local providers hands down on measures of qua

Adjusting client portfolios for the “new normal”

23 October 2009 | Featured Story

Forget all the talk about past market collapses and future recoveries. These ebbs and flows are extraordinary events in the long-term market trend and best exploited by market speculators. That’s why economists refer to the dismal 2008 US-equity market pe

Eight consumer protection rights

09 October 2009 | Straight Talk

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) was signed into law by Kgalema Motlanthe (then President of South Africa) on 24 April 2009 and published in the government gazette on 29 April of the same year. The Act will be implemented in two phases and come into full

What is this ‘entitlement’ everyone is talking about?

09 October 2009 | The Stage

What is entitlement? A quick search on dictionary.com provides a definition suitable for this forum. Entitlement is “the right to guaranteed benefits under a government program [such as] social security or unemployment insurance.” The South African govern

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

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