As South Africa gears up for the 2024 general elections, one significant aspect under the spotlight is the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) and its mandate on organisations to...
Draft Directive 9: Travel Rule Relating to Crypto Asset Transfers
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) recently issued a Draft Directive 9 that will require Accountable Institutions that engage in crypto asset transfers for or on behalf of their...
The Significance of FICA Compliance: Why it Matters to All of Us
With a staggering 2 - 5% of global GDP, equivalent to around $800 billion - $2 trillion, being laundered annually, the imperative for robust anti-money laundering and counter...
9 Important FICA Facts about High-Value Goods Dealers
In November 2022 the Government Gazette published changes to Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA). The changes increased the number of institutions and...
Why do Accountable Institutions require such detailed information for FICA compliance?
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...
Guidance on the Implementation of Targeted Financial Sanctions in South Africa
At the end of 2023 the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) released a Public Compliance Communication (PCC) 44A that provides guidance to Accountable Institutions (AI’s) regarding their...
2023 Round-Up: A Summary of Greylisting, New FICA Directives & Amendments
2023 has been a year filled with changes to the FIC Act, updates within the financial crime and compliance landscape, and many more. However, it all came down to the “G” word, otherwise...
Why is it Important to do Continuous Client Screening?
We are often asked if continuous screening is required by the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) or if it is just additional work? To answer this question and add clarity we have...
Anti-Money laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Indicators for Accountants
As most of you may know, the draft sector risk assessment for accountants was released for comment on 6 November 2023. This was informed by the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF)...