Every year the DCASA President offers suggestions on the actions of the affiliation and plans to cope with present trade challenges over the subsequent 12 months.
This yr a few of the key take aways from the speech included how DCASA and the Nationwide Debt Counsellors Affiliation (NDCA) have been working shut on many issues of widespread concern.
Reinhard additionally identified that DCASA have additionally been working carefully with the Nationwide Credit score Regulator to maintain them knowledgeable of trade points (like shopper poaching and pretend get out of debt overview scams) and providing potential options.
This yr many DCASA members had been acknowledged within the Debt Assessment Awards together with the laborious working Vanessa Johst who together with different members helped put collectively a really profitable annual convention.
DCASA have held conferences with many credit score suppliers in an official capability this previous yr together with FNB, Normal Financial institution, Capitec (about these adverts and extra), FinChoice and Imas (concerning the process group agreements).
The internet hosting of the “CIM” assembly late final yr additionally appeared to prompt conferences of the Credit score Trade Discussion board (CIF). The affiliation could be very glad these conferences at the moment are underway and members are inspired to submit suggestions for the assorted sub-committees.
This yr these was additionally elevated inside use of webinars and on-line conferences for members who keep removed from the common assembly locations. This ensures all have entry to the identical advantages and data.
Wanting forward there will likely be an ongoing effort to make sure all members exhibit good enterprise ethics (in order that the DCASA membership actually stands for one thing). Members who don’t comply with these moral principals could also be invited to depart the affiliation.
There may also be a deal with mentoring new members and upskilling them. It will additional improve the DCASA model and profit the trade at giant.