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2024-06-28

FSCA Communication 23 of 2024 (FAIS): Access to Webinar Recordings for Financial Services Providers

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) informs registered Financial Services Providers that recordings of three June 2024 webinars are now accessible via the FSCA’s YouTube channel. These recordings cover voluntary licence lapses, regulatory debarments, and the suspension or withdrawal of FSP licences, with direct links provided for immediate viewing. The communication also supplies designated contact emails to resolve access issues or address general inquiries regarding the webinar content and regulatory guidance.

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1 FSCA COMMUNICATION 23 OF 2024 (FAIS) Access to recordings of webinars for Financial Services Providers

  1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Communication is to inform registered Financial Services Providers (FSPs) that recordings of recent webinars hosted by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) are available on the FSCA’s YouTube channel and to provide additional detail in this regard.
  2. BACKGROUND 2.1. The FSCA recorded three new webinars for FSPs during June 2024. 2.2. Recordings of all three webinars are now available for viewing on the FSCA’s YouTube channel at the links provided below.
  3. DETAILS OF THE WEBINARS 3.1. WEBINAR 1 Topic: Voluntary Lapses Contents: • The requirements for voluntarily lapsing of an FSP licence • Guidance Notice 1 of 2020 (FAIS) • General Code of Conduct for Authorised Financial Services Providers and Representatives, 2003 Links: Click here to access the recording. 3.2. WEBINAR 2: Topic: Debarments by the FSCA Contents: • Information required from stakeholders • Notices of intention to debar • Debarment orders • Applications for reconsideration of decisions • Challenges encountered by the FSCA and the Financial Services Tribunal Links: Click here to access the recording.

2 3.3 WEBINAR 3: Topic: Suspensions and Withdrawals of FSP licences Contents: ▪ Suspensions ▪ Withdrawals ▪ Provisional Suspensions and Withdrawals ▪ Reconsideration of Decisions Links: Click here to access the recording. 4. ENQUIRIES 4.1. For more information about this Communication and the above webinars, please contact: • Ms Mpho Mashashane-Masango: Mpho.Mashashane-masango@fsca.co.za • Ms Dimakatso Zililo: Dimakatso.Zililo@fsca.co.za • Mr Bhekithemba Ngcobo: Bhekithemba.Ngcobo@fsca.co.za • Ms Tshepo Mogale: Tshepo.Mogale@fsca.co.za • Ms Matlou Kgopa: Matlou.Kgopa@fsca.co.za 4.2 For any problems accessing the recordings, please contact Mr Akashen Rampersadh at Akashen.Rampersadh@fsca.co.za. 4.3 This Communication is available on the FSCA’s website (www.fsca.co.za) at the following path: Home > Regulatory Frameworks > Industry Communication > FAIS > FSCA Communication. FARZANA BADAT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FINANCIAL SECTOR CONDUCT AUTHORITY Date of publication: 28 June 2024

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