Ronel Williams, FISA Chairperson and Fiduciary Specialist at Nedbank Private Wealth, answered questions from the Mail & Guardian on how to prepare for death. M&G 13 November 2015
Category: Questions and Answers
Personal Finance magazine: Is this curator overcharging?
Kobus van Schalkwyk, FISA member and senior manager: legal at Standard Trust, answers a reader query in Personal Finance magazine. Personal Finance magazine April 2015
City Press 27 July 2014: Am I included in a Will?
FISA responds to a City Press reader query about being included in a Will. Aaron Roup, FISA Secretary, and Angelique Visser, FISA Chairperson, provided the answers: City Press 27 July…
Recognition of Customary Marriages in terms of Act 120 of 1998
Margaret Meyer, lecturer of the Masters’ Training: Justice College, compiled the below table summarising recognition of customary marriages. She has kindly given permission for this to appear on the FISA…
SakeRapport 13 November 2011: Hoe kan getroudes hul deel van gesamentlike bates bemaak?
In hierdie artikel, Nico van Gijsen bespreek hoe getroudes hul deel van gesamentlike bates kan bemaak. Die skrywer is besturende direkteur van Finlac en n lid van FISA. Sake Rapport…
Fine Music Radio: Warwick Market Report 19 September 2011
Alfie Bester, FISA exco member and Fiduciary Specialist at Citadel, chatted to Lindsay Williams on FMR about a recent court case relating to the governance of trusts. Listen to the…
Sunday Times Money: Reader's query: 18 September 2011
Aaron Roup, Secretary of FISA and trust practitioner at BoE Private Clients, responded to a fiduciary question from a reader of Sunday Times Money, which was published on 18 September…
M&G Smartmoney: 3 June 2011. Letters of Authority definition
Following below is a “jargon buster” written by Anne Klein, FISA member and Senior Manager: Private Clients, at Maitland. It appeared on the M&G website and the Smartmoney online newsletter.…
SAFM 25 May 2011: Wills
John Gibson, the Chairman of FISA and Regional Manager, ABSA Trust North, chatted to Nancy Richards on SAFM about wills. He answered questions from the public and explained FISA’s role.…
Voluntary Disclosure Relief – update
Voluntary Disclosure Relief (‘VDP”)– Update 12 November 2010 The second round of relief for those deliberately falling outside the South African tax and or Exchange Control net is now in…
Q&A: Personal Finance magazine Q4 letter on executorship
FISA Secretary Aaron Roup responds to a letter on executorship in the latest Personal Finance magazine. Read the pdf below. Personal Finance Q4 letter to the editor
Information: Executorship
FISA deputy chairman David Knott wrote the article below on the administration of a deceased estate. The administration of a deceased estate Upon the death of a person, all of…
Original will lost
Question: I would like to know what to do if the original will cannot be found and you only have a certified copy and the will is being contested by…
How does the Guardians Fund operate?
Questions: 1. Could you please explain the various circumstances in which an inheritance would end up in the Guardians Fund. 2. What is the rand value of unclaimed benefits held…
Wills held at Master's office
Question: I refer to your article in the 11 Feb 2010 edition of Finweek. You mention that fewer than 5m wills are registered with the Master’s office – are you…