Friday, April 1, 2005

FINANCIAL SERVICES OMBUD SCHEMES ACT 37 OF 2004

The purpose of the Financial Services Ombud Schemes Act is to provide for the recognition of financial services ombud schemes; to lay down minimum requirements for ombud schemes; to promote consumer education with regard to ombud schemes; to co-ordinate the activities of ombuds of recognised schemes with the activities of the Pension Funds Adjudicator and the Ombud for Financial Services Providers; to develop and promote best practices for complaint resolution; to empower the Ombud for Financial Services Providers to act as a statutory ombud in certain cases; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

An ombud Scheme is an arrangement for the settlement of disputes between between a financial services provider and a client.

Source: SABINET

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