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FATF ‘grey list’ lessons for South Africa from Mauritius

06 October 2022 | General

As South Africa races to address the deficiencies that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has identified in parts of its systems for anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), it might be helpful to take a leaf out of the book of Mauritius.

The FSCA supports World Investor Week 3 – 9 October 2022

04 October 2022 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) will be supporting World Investor Week taking place from 3-9 October 2022.

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

04 October 2022 | General

It’s been a year since Mauritius was removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of countries under enhanced monitoring, commonly referred to as the ‘Grey List.’ Having only been on it for less than two years (February 2020 – October 2021), with it came the automatic removal from the EU’s ‘Blacklist’ and the UK’s list of ‘High-risk third countries.’

Insurance body urges consumers and businesses to act now to prevent loadshedding business interruption and potential property damage

04 October 2022 | SAIA - South African Insurance Association

The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) today made an urgent appeal to consumers and businesses of all sizes to take every reasonable step to prevent or reduce business interruption and potential property damage emanating from loadshedding.

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

29 September 2022 | General

Some survive, some stumble in regulatory crapshoot

25 September 2022 | General

Discussion paper on unclaimed assets in South Africa’s financial sector

22 September 2022 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

Appointment of new acting Ombud for Financial Services Providers (FAIS Ombud)

19 September 2022 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) (was FSB)

ASISA: Life insurers continue to weather adverse conditions

19 September 2022 | Association for Savings & Investment SA (ASISA)

Regulators take steps to encourage ESG in the financial services industry

13 September 2022 | General

ESG disclosure framework in the pipeline for South African financial services companies