The real estate and property sectors have been the subject of enhanced exposure in South Africa’s legislative and regulatory compliance landscape in 2022. The Property Practitioners Act No....
Motor Vehicle Dealers and Their Inherent Money Laundering Risks
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has published a Report regarding the inherent money laundering and terrorist financing risks encountered by South Africa’s motor vehicle dealers’...
The Key Requirements That Need to be Met in Order to be FICA Compliant
The Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) was introduced to fight financial crime, such as money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist financing activities by making it more difficult...
The Practical Elements Of Managing Sanctions
Sanctions: What to expect next? The invasion of Ukraine is changing the world order and the pressure to resolve the conflict is growing and will continue to do so as sanctions against...
Sanction Screening Shouldn’t Be Your Only Action In A Risk-Based Approach
On March 7, 2022 , the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a warning around potential sanctions evasion attempts by Russia and Belarus, once again highlighting the need for...
Everything You Need to Know About Ultimate Beneficial Owners [Part 3]
The aim of this three-part series is to connect the dots between the what, why and how of identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO’s). So far we have taken a closer look at what UBO’s...
The Importance of DPEPs and the Role They Play in the FIC Act
More often than not we see those who hold public or prominent positions in society make the headlines for links to financial crimes such as bribery, fraud or corruption. In order to tighten...
The Importance of FICA Training
According to section 43 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act (FICAA), Accountable Institutions must provide ongoing training relating to anti-money laundering (AML) and the...
Everything You Need to Know About Ultimate Beneficial Owners [Part 2]
In part one of our series, we had a look at what Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO’s) are and why they matter. This included discussing why The FIC Amendment Act requires Accountable...