UJ Financial Planning CPD Masterclass with Katherine Gibson

The UJ Department of Finance and Investment Management is proud to invite you to the second masterclass in our newly accredited Financial Planning CPD programme, CPD Masterclass with Katherine Gibson

TITLE: CONSUMER EDUCATION

Katherine Gibson, Deputy Commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority

Katherine Gibson is Deputy Commissioner for the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). Recognising how a fair and inclusive financial sector is the engine of inclusive economic growth, she has been instrumental in developing the conduct “peak” of South Africa’s Twin Peaks framework. Committed to public service, Katherine developed an interest in trade and competition before moving to financial sector policy and working with the National Treasury (Department of Finance) for more than a decade. Over this time, she supported the development of crucial law reform, like the Financial Sector Regulation Act that gave effect to Twin Peaks, as well as the modernisation of the Financial Markets Act and Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act (that provides for permissible investments). Katherine currently oversees the Regulatory Policy and Enforcement Divisions of the FSCA promotes strategic projects related to conduct and financial consumer protection law, unclaimed assets, sustainable finance, fintech and suptech. She is the FSCA Trustee on the Financial Services Consumer Education Foundation. Holding an MCom (Economics) degree, achieved cum laude from the University of Natal Durban. Katherine believes in ongoing professional development, most recently participating in the 2024 HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance. Katherine advocates for diversity and tolerance as the glue for an effective organisation and community.