Johannesburg - The Financial Services Board (FSB) issued a statement on Thursday to warn the public against conducting financial services business with Wayne (Zane) Wilson.
"Wayne (Zane) Wilson is not an authorised financial services provider and the public is warned to exercise caution when dealing with this entity," stated the FSB.
It has been brought to the registrar’s attention that this Wayne (Zane) Wilson purports to have been issued with the FSP Number 35534 belonging to Advantage Wealth.
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"The registrar authorised Advantage Wealth with FSP Number 35534 to conduct business as a financial services provider on 14 October 2008. The FSB can confirm that Advantage Wealth is not associated or linked to Wayne (Zane) Wilson. Therefore, Wayne (Zane) Wilson is not authorised to use the FSP number 35534," cautioned the FSB.
The FSB wants to remind consumers who wish to conduct financial services with an institution or person to check beforehand with the FSB on either the toll free number (0800110 443) or on its website to see whether or not such institution or person is authorised to render financial services.
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