Legal & Regulatory Disclosures

About us

Name

Principles Financial Consultants

Regulatory status

Authorised financial services provider under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002 (FAIS), FSP number 19721

Regulator

Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) — fsca.co.za

Key Individual

Herme Slabber

Information Officer

Herme Slabber

Physical address

20 St Andrews Estate, Dryf Avenue, Ruimsig, Gauteng, South Africa

Telephone

+27 10 446 8033

Email

riana@principlesfc.co.za

You can confirm our authorisation on the FSCA’s website using our FSP number.

This website is not financial advice

The content on this website is general information about our firm and services. It is not financial, tax, legal or investment advice as defined in the FAIS Act, and it does not take your personal objectives, financial situation or needs into account. Please speak to one of our consultants before you make any financial decision. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Conflicts of interest

We identify and manage actual and potential conflicts of interest in line with the FAIS General Code of Conduct. Our conflict of interest management policy is available on request.

Complaints

We take complaints seriously. Please send your complaint in writing to riana@principlesfc.co.za or herme@principlesfc.co.za, with your contact details and a description of the problem. We will acknowledge it promptly and handle it under our complaints-resolution procedure, which is available on request.

If we have not resolved your complaint within six weeks, or you are unhappy with our response, you may refer it to the relevant independent body:

• FAIS Ombud, for complaints about financial advice and intermediary services — faisombud.co.za
• National Financial Ombud Scheme South Africa, for insurance complaints — nfosa.co.za
• Pension Funds Adjudicator, for retirement fund complaints — pfa.org.za
• Council for Medical Schemes, for medical scheme complaints — medicalschemes.co.za

Access to information (PAIA)

Requests for records under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 can be made to our Information Officer, Herme Slabber, at herme@principlesfc.co.za. Our PAIA manual is available on request. For how we handle personal information, see our Privacy & Cookie Policy.

Website terms of use

By using this website, you agree to these terms.

• Accuracy. We work to keep the information on this website accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that it is complete or current.
• Liability. To the extent permitted by law, Principles Financial Consultants is not liable for any loss arising from the use of, or reliance on, this website or its content.
• Other websites. Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
• Intellectual property. The text, design, logos and images on this website belong to Principles Financial Consultants or are used with permission, and may not be reproduced without our written consent.
• Email security. Email is not a fully secure medium. Please do not send ID numbers, bank details or other sensitive information by email or through our contact form.
• Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.