Media Releases

 

FSB appoints board for municipal councillors pension fund (08 September 2010)
Fais licence update  (03 September 2010)
Fais licence update  (03 August 2010)
FSB plans E-Learning for Retirement Fund Trustees (21 July 2010)
Financial Services Board hosts Prestigious IOSCO Annual Conference (09 July 2010)
Fais licence update (09 July 2010)
FSB appoints trustees for electrical contracting industry retirement funds (09 July 2010)
DMA vs T Pretorius Determination (01 July 2010)
Dynamic Wealth: Specialist Income Limited (23 June 2010)
FSB to name, shame errant employers (26 May 2010)
FSB says do not deal with broker Andre van der Merwe (21 April 2010)
FSB says do not deal with broker Andre van der Merwe (20 April 2010)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Board (31 March 2010)
Report by the Directorate of Market Abuse and Enforcement Committee (15 March 2010)
FSB seeks independent pension trustees (15 March 2010)
Report by the Directorate of Market Abuse (12 March 2010)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Board (26 January 2010)
FSB replaces board of management of security guards’ provident fund (15 December 2009)
Enforcement Committee media statement (15 December 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (15 December 2009)
FSB Media Release Private Security Sector Provident Fund (14 December 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (19 September 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (19 September 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (25 August 2009)
FSB warns about Matshidiso Funeral Scheme, Blue Dot Funeral Home (24 August 2009)
Platinum Investments (04 August 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (24 July 2009)
Enforcement Committee (16 July 2009)
New Era Life company placed under curatorship (08 July 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (22 June 2009)
CMM and its Associated Companies (18 June 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (25 May 2009)
CMM and its Associated Companies placed under Curatorship (29 April 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (20 April 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (27 March 2009)
FSB’s New DEO of Investment institutions (17 February 2009)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (30 October 2008)
Dealstream placed under curatorship (10 October 2008)
SA to host global securities conference (09 October 2008)
Be cautious of Dealstream Securities (23 September 2008)
Update on Licences for Financial Services Providers (19 September 2008)
Pension-backed lending – the facts (16 September 2008)
FSB Warns against Theresa Fourie Financial Brokerage (06 August 2008)
Media Release (25 July 2008)
Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (24 July 2008)
Progressive asset management under curatorship (18 June 2008)
Media by Financial Services Board (20 May 2008)
Fais licence update Media release 13 May 2008 (13 May 2008)
Media by Financial Services Board (12 May 2008)
The Future of Micro-insurance Regulation in South Africa: Discussion Paper (10 April 2008)
Press Release : The Future of Micro-insurance Regulation in South Africa (10 April 2008)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (22 February 2008)

Report by the Directorate of Market Abuse (29 November 2007)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (15 November 2007)

Report By the Financial Services Board (02 November 2007)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (30 July 2007)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (29 June 2007) 

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (29 June 2007)

FSB Says Beware of Troy Capital Venture (27 June 2007)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (05 June 2007)

The AFM warns against Lohman Brokers (03 May 2007)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (13 April 2007)

Curatorship of Financial Services Business of Fidentia Asset Management (PTY) LTD and Associated Companies (02 April 2007)

Ovation under curatorship (02 March 2007)

Update on Licenses for Financial Services Providers (01 March 2007)

Fidentia Placed Under Curatorship (09 February2007)

Update on Licences for Financial Services (22 December 2006)

FSB's retirement Funds division gets OECD status (13 December 2006)

Updates on licence for financial services (04 December 2006)

FSB loses patience with pension fund trustees (29 November 2006)

FSB finalising fsp licence applications (19 October 2006)

FSB says adjudicator has specific term of office (18 October 2006)

Common Cents may still manage collective investments (18 October 2006)

FSB places Common Cents into provisional curatorship (10 October 2006)

FSB Lifts Suspension of Pensions Administrators  (14 September 2006)

Latest Fais fsp update  (28 August 2006)

FSB further reduces fsp licence applications  (06 July 2006)

Report by the Directorate of Market Abuse  (31 May 2006)

Fais media release  (19 May 2006)

FSB appoints Deputy Executive officers  (10 May 2006)

FSB steadily reduces fsp licence applications (07 April 2006)

Discussion Paper on contractual savings in the life insurance industry (31 March 2006)

Actuary in court over R213-m pension fund ‘theft’ (17 March 2006)

FSB says Fedbond cannot refuse to pay investors (14 March 2006)

FSB says you may be owed unclaimed pension benefits (28 February 2006)

FSB refers possible insider trading, market abuse cases for legal action (17 February 2006)

Pension assets exceed trillion rand (07 February 2006)

FSB finalises 90% of Fais fsps (26 January 2006)

Fedbond court case - latest (20 December 2005)

FSB's right of inspection upheld (08 December 2005)

Fais licensing nearly complete (05 December 2005)

FSB Suspends Velocity Trading (Pty) Ltd Licence (03 November 2005)

FSB almost there with FAIS registrations (25 October 2005)

FAIS Licences Declined (28 September 2005)

Authorised FSPs now listed on FSB website (04 September 2005)

FSB's Response Regarding Scorpions' Raid on Saambou (02 September 2005)

FSB says FAIS licences go uncollected (22 August 2005)

Paradigm Capital Holdings Limited (27 July 2005)

FAIS Licences Declined (26 July 2005)

Sytz may operate as FSP for now

New Executive Officer For FSB

FSB Declines 21 more Licences

FSB strengthens rules on pension transfers

Short-Term Insurers Healthy 
Long-Term Insurers Face Vulnerabilities, Challenges 
 FSB declines a further seven FAIS licence applications 
FSB Rejects Ten Licence Applications, Suspends Two
SAIA and FSB share passion to fight financial illiteracy 
Forex marketer in Provisional liquidation
FSB Helps Put Fraudsters Behind Bars 
Investment Community To Note New Act - Says FSB 
FAIS Licence Update
Fedbond Collective Investment Scheme in Participation Bonds

FSB Helps to Lay Down International Pensions Standards 

LONG-TERM INSURANCE INDUSTRY SCRAPS HIV/AIDS EXCLUSION CLAUSES

FSB puts SA at forefront of international regulatory developments
FSB grants special FAIS exemption
FSB to deal head-on with non-compliance
FSB says beware of advance fee scams
FSB warns against phony forex dealers
FAIS applications on track
Insider Trading Media Release
Enforce regulation, Jabu Moleketi tells regulator
Deel-Smith trustees to be prosecuted

THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES ACT LICENSING PROCESS

Fais licence scramble, but funeral operators deadslow
Fedbond Collective Investment Scheme in Participation Bonds
Incomplete forms delay Fais licence applications

FSB rubs shoulders with world heavyweights

Independent trustees appointed for Joint Municipal Pension Fund

Forex brokers to register with FSB

Short-term insurance industry grows

FSB announces Section 7 date

JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FINANCIAL SERVICE BOARD (“FSB”) AND THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (“AIMA”) SOUTH AFRICA CHAPTER

SACCAWU-linked company slammed with R104 m law suit

Fedbond Collective Investment Scheme in Participation Bonds

FSB focuses service excellence on customer satisfaction

Court victory for FSB

FSB urges financial services providers to register

Hugo settles with FSB

Watch out for Van der Spuy

FCI creditors to get 50c for each rand

Beware promises of 'Luckyday'

Be cautious of Investcoll

FAIS registration goes live on 15 October

Marcus says greater consumer awareness needed

Joint Municipal Pension Fund

FAIS on the road

Insurance industry enters new era

Curator recommends criminal prosecution in Deel-Smith case

FSB appoints first FAIS Ombud

Fedsure Life Assurance Ltd Inspection

FSB approves first recognised bodies for FAIS registration

Penny Procopos not to be trusted

Stay away from Gibson, warns FSB

Pepkor and FSB on appeal

FSB geared for FAIS registration

Sage Group Board changes

Graves warning

New CIS Act improves investor protection

Financial Institutions Amendment Bill : 2003

Unit trust legislation makes the deadline

FSB calls on industry to help with FAIS licensing

Short-term insurance industry on the upswing, but long-term industry faces many issues

Welkom investment manager pleads guilty after FSB probe

Settlement reached with Cadbury Schweppes (SA) Limited

Substantial increase in income for friendly societies in 2001

FSB extends Deel-Smith curatorship to include pension funds

FAIS Act comes into operation

FSB INSTRUCTS INSURERS TO END PRACTICE OF REFUSING TRANSFERS OF COMPULSORY LINKED ANNUITY POLICIES

FSB to meet pension fund trustees to up compliance level

Taiwan prosecutor seeks SA Mendes Prior fraud victims

FSB warns against misleading advertisements

5 of Deel-Smith group of companies into curatorship

Unlawful financial services provider nabbed

Settlement reached with Amlac Limited

FSB pulls the plug on unregistered Vereeniging investment manager

FSB throws book at pension ‘fraudsters’

SACCAWU Pension Fund under curatorship

FSB says beware of investing in unlisted securities

FSB warns against Dream Bond

FSB warns against unauthorised Sanlam and Old Mutual share intermediaries

Joint Media Statement by the FSB, SARS and the Registrar of Medical Schemes on the status of former paragraph (c), Benefit Funds

FSB elected to world securities regulator executive

FSB names inspectors into Fedsure Life

FSB to probe Fedsure

The FSB has invited comment on sub-ordinate legislation of the Financial Services Ombudschemes Bill, 2001 (FSOS)

FAIS Bill:  Preliminary Drafts of Subordinate Legislation

Annual Report: Long- and short-term insurance

FSB warns against Arrow International Management Services

Former Technology Communications CE settles with Insider Trading Directorate

FSB refers price manipulation probe in Nexttvest, Brimstone shares to prosecutor

Insider Trading Settlement from Mr M Y Kajee

FSB loses its appeal in the Aldum matter

Good News for Mendes Prior Investors

Mendes Prior : Be wary of help offered

Mendes Prior mastermind arrested

Settlement reached with Mr J W du Toit, the previous Chief Executive Officer of Spicer Holdings Limited

Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the affairs of the Masterbond Group and Investor Protection in South Africa

Transactions in the shares of Thuthukani Group Limited during 1999 and January 2000

Transactions in the shares of the Internet Gaming Corporation Limited during August and September 2000

Unapproved investment manager on R10 000 bail

Transactions in the shares of Western Areas Limited and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

Investigation into trading in the shares of Datatec Limited

Marcus says financial markets must hone competitiveness

FSB issues second hand policy alert

FSB successful in long dispute with Pepkor Limited re Pepkor Pension Fund

Pension fund loan guarantee approved

Pension fund fraud fined R20 000

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