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FSCA Warns the Public Against Grant Julius Funeral Directors (Pty) Ltd

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) warns the public to be cautious when taking up funeral insurance policies issued by Grant Julius Funeral Directors (Pty) Ltd (Grant Julius Funeral Directors).

The FSCA received a complaint that Grant Julius Funeral Directors may be issuing insurance policies to members of the public which were possibly not underwritten by an authorised long-term insurer.

We attempted to contact the entity without success and during a site visit to the registered address of Grant Julius Funeral Directors we were informed that the Director had passed away.

Without commenting on the business of Grant Julius Funeral Directors or its products and services, the FSCA points out that for a company to issue insurance policies in South Africa, it must be authorised by FSCA and the Prudential Authority (the PA). Conducting financial services business or insurance business without a licence is a criminal offence.

Grant Julius Funeral Directors is not so authorised and does not hold a licence from the FSCA to conduct financial services business.

Members of the public should always check:

  • that an entity or individual is authorised by the FSCA to provide financial products and services, including for giving recommendations about how to invest.
  • what category of advice the person is registered to provide, as there are instances where companies or people are registered to provide basic advice for a low-risk product and then offer advice on far more complex and risky products.
  • that the FSP number utilised by the entity or individual offering financial services matches to name of the FSP on the FSCA database.
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