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Finance: FICA Risk and Compliance Returns required

02 Apr 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

The Department of Finance has, by notice in the Government Gazette, issued a directive on the submission by ‘accountable institutions’ of the 2026 risk and compliance return to the Financial Intelligence Centre, writes Wyndham Hartley for CompliNEWS. This directive is ...

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FIC’s 2026 Risk & Compliance Return signals next ...

02 Apr 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

The FIC has published Draft Public Compliance Communication 125 of 2026 to provide practical guidance to the specified accountable institutions on how to submit their 2026 RCR. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued Directive 11 of 2026, formally launching ...

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Using agentic AI in a financial services environment

01 Apr 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

By Lee Rossini Although still in its infancy, the term agentic AI is being heard more frequently. It refers to AI that can act autonomously to achieve goals, make decisions, and adapt to changing environments with minimal human intervention. Unlike ...

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Mahlangu v Municipal Employees Pension Fund & Pension ...

01 Apr 2026 Financial Service Intelligence Watch

The following matter was handed down by the Financial Services Tribunal on 30 March 2026: Parties: Mahlangu v Municipal Employees Pension Fund & Pension Funds Adjudicator Case number: PFA87/2025 Key words Application for reconsideration of a PFA determination dismissing a ...

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Finance: FICA Risk and Compliance Returns required

The Department of Finance has, by notice in the Government Gazette, issued a directive on the submission by ‘accountable institutions’ of the 2026 risk and compliance return to the Financial Intelligence Centre, writes Wyndham Hartley for CompliNEWS.

This directive is issued by the centre in terms of s 43A(3 ...

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Using agentic AI in a financial services environment

By Lee Rossini

Although still in its infancy, the term agentic AI is being heard more frequently. It refers to AI that can act autonomously to achieve goals, make decisions, and adapt to changing environments with minimal human intervention. Unlike traditional AI models that respond only to direct prompts, agentic ...

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By Lee Rossini

Although still in its infancy, the term agentic AI is being heard more frequently. It refers to AI that can act autonomously to achieve goals, make decisions, and adapt to changing environments with minimal human intervention. Unlike traditional AI models that respond only to direct prompts, agentic AI systems are designed with a sense of 'agency': they can plan, execute multi-step tasks, interact with other systems, and learn from outcomes. These systems often combine reasoning, memory, and tool usage, enabling them to operate more like digital collaborators than passive tools.

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