Digital onboarding: a welcome disruption in the insurance industry
Like many other sectors of the economy, the insurance industry is facing disruptive innovation, with the impacts of the pandemic, economic uncertainty, rising unemployment...
Have you started your Directive 11 RCR submission yet?
On 31 March 2026, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) officially issued Directive 11 of 2026, mandating Legal practitioners and other Accountable Institutions (AIs) to...
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...
Why beneficial ownership is still one of business’s biggest blind spots
When organisations conduct due diligence on a new customer, supplier or business partner, there's often a sense of reassurance once the basics have been...
How InfoDocs simplifies company compliance
Since the introduction of the Companies Act 71 in 2008 (“the Companies Act”), compliance remains a cumbersome and costly process for most business owners....
How to FICA a Deceased Estate
This article will explore what a Deceased/Late Estate (Estate) is and what Customer Due Diligence (CDD) documents and disclosures are required from an Accountable...
Using accurate forensic intelligence to combat serial and organised crime in South Africa
“When constructing any kind of civil or criminal case against an individual or corporation, it is imperative that all the evidence that is to...
How to avoid falling victim to rising vehicle scams
South Africa’s biggest banks are warning customers about a marked increase in vehicle purchase scams. Criminals place adverts for fake vehicles online at hugely...
It’s All About Forming the Right Coalitions: PART I
And then working towards a common goal…Part I
South Africa’s general elections have ended in an interesting, yet not completely surprising result.
As we all know...
It’s All About Forming the Right Coalitions – Part II
And then working towards a common goal…
As Friday drew to a close and President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as the President of South Africa...
IRMSA compliance now powered by LexisNexis
Legal technology company, LexisNexis South Africa, and the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) have commenced a strategic partnership which will see the...
THE REGULATOR IS NOT YOUR EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: The Compliance Hangover
Why Legal Risk Is Still Managed After the Party …
There’s a particular silence that settles over a boardroom when a compliance problem stops being...
