FIC highlights money laundering risks in the accountancy sector
The aim of the draft risk assessment is to help accountants understand the sector’s money laundering and terrorism financing vulnerabilities.
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FIC issues guide on the definition of a ‘legal practitioner’
Public Compliance Communication 47A also provides examples of money laundering and terrorist financing risk indicators for legal practitioners.
FIC publishes new guide on how to register with the Centre
Public Compliance Communication 5D updates the content of PCC 5C to take account of the changes to Schedules 1 and 3 to FICA.
Last chance to register for our FICA compliance webinar
The free webinar will equip accountable institutions to follow a risk-based approach, as required by the Financial Intelligence Centre.
Accountable institutions face being fined for not submitting their risk and compliance returns
The Financial Intelligence Centre sets a deadline for the many entities that have not complied with Directive 6.
An accountable institution must register with the FIC to submit a risk and compliance return
How to submit information accurately to the Financial Intelligence Centre in respect of Directives 6 and 7.
Draft amendments on information-sharing between accountable institutions published
Information-sharing must be done in accordance with FICA and POPIA and governed by a written agreement.
Non-financial businesses ‘a key priority area’ for Financial Intelligence Centre
The FIC’s intelligence reports contributed to the recovery of more than R5.8bn in criminal proceeds in 2022/23.
Book now for Moonstone’s FICA compliance webinar in October
The free webinar will equip you to follow a risk-based approach to compliance, as required by the Financial Intelligence Centre.
FIC issues ‘final demand’ to accountable institutions to comply with Directive 6
The applicable designated non-financial businesses and professions that do not submit a risk and compliance return face administrative sanctions.
FIC issues guidance for trust and company service providers
Persons who are trustees in their personal capacity only are not accountable institutions.
Harsher consequences for not filing cross-border EFT reports with FIC
Two sections of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act have come into effect.
TCSP guidance welcome, but grey areas remain, says FISA
It may not always be clear when someone has crossed the line into carrying on the business of creating a trust arrangement for a client.
Reminder of 31 July deadline to submit a return to the FIC
This applies to some of the persons who became accountable institutions in terms of the amendments to Schedule 1 of Fica.
How crypto asset service providers must comply with Fica
The Financial Intelligence Centre publishes an authoritative guidance document.
What accountable institutions should consider when screening employees
Complying with the FIC’s Directive 8 without falling foul of the Employment Equity Act, which protects employees from unfair discrimination.
