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2023 round-up webinar: A summary of greylisting, new FICA directives & amendments

2023 has been a year filled with changes to FICA legislation, updates within the financial crime and compliance landscape and many more. Many of these changes were proactively taken, aimed at preventing a greylisting designation but also reactive responses based…

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Ultimate beneficial ownership registration requirements

As you may have heard, from the 1st of April 2023, a number of Acts were amended (the Companies Act 71 of 2008, the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (“FICA”) and the Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988 (collectively, the “Acts”)) to introduce and regulate …

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by Greg Shapiro

Registering a private company in South Africa

Thinking of starting your own business? We have prepared a guide briefly outlining the steps to register a private company in the Republic of South...

by Greg Shapiro and Sarah Charlton

Amendments to Companies Act on the cards

The trade, industry and competition department announced that amendments to the Companies Act are on the cards during a briefing in parliament in a response...

Significant developments in reporting beneficial ownership

In recent months South Africa has witnessed significant legal advancements concerning beneficial ownership, prompted by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, the Financial...

by Nicolene Schoeman-Louw

Product labelling in South Africa: Little margarine for error

Round three was decided with Clover winning the war (despite losing a battle along the way) after a favourable decision was recently churned out by...

Publication of draft Companies Act Regulations to enable beneficial ownership of shares to be determined

On 1 October 2021 the Companies Amendment Bill, 2021 (“the Bill”) was published. It proposed certain changes to the Companies Act (Act no. 71 of...

by Zelmaine van der Westhuizen

Beneficial Ownership regulations are strengthened to address FATF’s grey listing

As of 01 April 2023, the changes pertaining to beneficial ownership that were introduced by the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment...

How to FICA a Deceased Estate

One of the questions we frequently get asked is “How to FICA a Deceased Estate”. Below we will explore what a Deceased/Late Estate is and...

Buying a property through a South African company

Introduction Buying a property in South Africa through a company can have several legal implications, and it is essential to understand them from the outset. There are...

by Kavita Kooverjee

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