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VIP SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR KEY INDIVIDUALS AND REPRESENTATIVES
A list of some important legislation upon which the examination has been based is provided below.
PLEASE NOTE: This list is not exhaustive and is meant to provide a guideline only. It is intended to assist examinees in preparation for the examination but must be viewed in conjunction with all other applicable legislation.
Top priority documents
- Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS), Act 37 of 2002
- General Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers and Representatives (Board Notice 80 of 2003)
- Exemption in respect of services under supervision in terms of Requirements and Conditions (Board Notice 104 of 2008)
- Determination of Fit and Proper Requirements for Financial Services Providers (Board Notice 106 of 2008)
- Amendment of the General Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers and Representatives (Board Notice 58 of 2010)
Additional important and useful documents
- Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), Act 38 of 2001
- Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, 2008 published 27 August 2008
- Guidance Note 05 of the FICA Act 38 of 2001 (Cash Threshold Reporting)
- Fit & Proper Requirements in Plain Language for Key Individuals
- Fit & Proper Requirements in Plain Language for Representatives
- Fit & Proper Requirements in Plain Language for FSPs & Sole Proprietors
SUPPORT MATERIAL - LEGISLATION FOR FIRST-LEVEL REGULATORY EXAMINATION
| Representatives' Plain Language Guide | |
| Key Individuals' Plain Language Guide | |
| FSPs' & Sole Proprietors' Plain Language Guide |
ACTS, REGULATIONS AND CODES OF CONDUCT
- Financial Intelligence Centre Act [No. 38 of 2001], G 22886, 3 December 2001
- FIC regulations
- Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, [No. 37 of 2002], G 24079, 15 November 2002
- General Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers and Representatives (Category 1) BN 43 of 2008
- Codes of Conduct for Administrative and Discretionary FSPs (Cat II and Cat III)
- Amendment of the General Code of Conduct to make provision for revised Conflicts of Interest requirements for FSPs.
LATEST FIT & PROPER BOARD NOTICES AND GUIDANCE
- Amendment Notice on the Determination of Qualifying Criteria and Qualifications for Financial Services Providers, 2008 (Board Notice 44 of 2010)
- Determination of Qualifying Criteria and Qualifications for Financial Services Providers, 2008 (Board Notice 105 of 2010)
- Compli-Serve Guidance Note "G-Note" - New Fit & Proper Requirements - Regulatory Exams (Part 1)
