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Not clear yet, if the regulator is comfortable

06 December 2022

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced the intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product. The question is… will we finally see crypto regulation in South Africa?

Complacency on cyber threats is a compliance disaster waiting to happen

30 November 2022

The work-from-home revolution has largely shifted to a hybrid model, with going into the office being the norm again for many. While compliance around Covid-19 safety regulations has relaxed, complacency at work may have crept in on some crucial factors for business to continue safely and securely.

Third-party risk is on the rise

24 November 2022

Third-party risk, according to Richard Rattue, Managing Director of Compli-Serve SA, is on the rise and needs to top your compliance watchlist.

Behind-the-scenes of SA’s grey listing

23 November 2022

The media coverage of South Africa’s looming grey listing by the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has mainly focussed on the impact of such action on local financial institutions and investors, with little written about how the country ended up in this predicament to begin with. It turns out, South Africa did what thousands of its high school learners (sic) do each year; by failing an important exam, the AML-CTF assessment. AML-CTF is an acronym for anti-money laundering and the combating of the financing of terrorism; and the assessment, also called a mutual evaluation, was carried out in November 2019 by the FATF alongside members of the Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Co-operation, collaboration, and corporate governance with Sabinet’s Financial Regulatory Instruments

10 November 2022

Compliance is key in a post-pandemic world

09 November 2022

FISA makes an urgent submission to the authorities on proposed “beneficiary ownership” relating to trusts

19 October 2022

FATF ‘grey list’ lessons for South Africa from Mauritius

06 October 2022

Lessons from our neighbour: How Mauritius managed to come off the Grey List in record time

04 October 2022

Financial Intelligence Centre contributes to recovery of more than R5 billion in criminal assets: annual report

29 September 2022

Some survive, some stumble in regulatory crapshoot

25 September 2022

Regulators take steps to encourage ESG in the financial services industry

13 September 2022

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