New Code of Conduct
South Africans who engage with financial intermediaries are set to benefit from the Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa’s (FIA) acceptance of a new Code of Conduct* and its decision to focus on identifying unscrupulous service providers and their products.
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This serves as a reminder that annual financial statements must be submitted to the FSB within 4 months after the financial year end of the FSP. You will find all relevant information, including examples of financial statements and guidelines on preparation of statements on the FSB website:
The Board of the FIA yesterday approved a document of commitment in terms of the FIA Code of Conduct. This commitment is an extract from the code which depicts the core of the obligations of all FIA directors, managers and members.
The FIA Code of Conduct [...]
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The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) represents more than 15 000 financial services advisers throughout Southern Africa. It is the only organization that fulfils this role. The FIA’s primary purpose is to represent, protect, promote and further the common interests of its members.
The origins of [...]
The long-awaited revised Code of Conduct that governs the behaviour of insurance advisors and intermediaries has been released and is available under Code of Conduct on this website.
The new Code of Conduct is in line with the General Code as determined by FAIS. The Code [...]
