FSCA debars financial adviser for five years, fines him R1.1 million

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Nobody is allowed to act as a financial service provider and give financial advice without being registered with the FSCA.

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Warning: watch out for scammers posing as police

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Scammers have a new trick up their sleeves to get hold of your personal information and your hard-earned money.

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Is the interest on your personal loan within legal limits? Here’s how to find out

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Personal loans and credit cards have a maximum allowable interest rate in South Africa.

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This is what a divorce will do to your pension fund

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It is better to know upfront how a divorce will affect your pension fund and retirement savings.

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Want to build wealth? This is how

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To build wealth with confidence, it is important to understand the foundational steps to investing money wisely, an expert says.

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A guide for property buyers and sellers: This is why your estate agent asks so many questions

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Under Fica, estate agents are obligated to establish and verify the identity of their clients before concluding financial transactions with them.

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Small fuel price decrease no help for consumers in looming rough ride

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The cost-of-living crisis of the past few years all but decimated household budgets across income groups, and the fuel price decrease will not help.

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Two-pot retirement system: 75% of second year withdrawals are repeats

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South African pension fund members’ withdrawals under the two-pot retirement system show how desperate they are for extra money.

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Platinum Portfolios: 25 years of thoughtful investing for private clients

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Founders Charolyn Pedlar and Mel Meltzer look back on the business’s early days, lessons learned, and what it takes to build something that lasts in the world of private-client...

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Two-pot withdrawal repeat claims surge

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The Actuarial Society says 75% of applications received in the current tax year (March and April 2025) were repeat claims. 

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