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Launch of upgraded CIPC Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Module ...

01 Oct 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve South Africa has taken another step towards strengthening corporate transparency with the launch of an upgraded CIPC Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Module for Law Enforcement Agencies. The system is intended to make it easier for accredited investigators to trace ...

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Moving clients from passive awareness to active wealth ...

30 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Lee Rossini For many financial services firms, converting client awareness into action can be challenging. Clients may recognise the importance of saving, investing and planning for the future, yet they remain passive, holding cash, delaying decisions or using only ...

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South Africa private equity – Compliance and regulatory ...

30 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve Private equity and venture capital managers in South Africa continue to operate under a hybrid framework: core FAIS licensing and FICA obligations remain in force, while long-standing sector-specific exemptions have been rolled forward and the bigger structural reform ...

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FSCA and PA beneficial ownership consultation closed 25 ...

30 Sep 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

By Compli-Serve Recently closed / imminent Draft Joint Standard – Requirements pertaining to beneficial owners (FSCA & Prudential Authority) The Authorities published the draft Joint Standard for public comment in mid-August 2026. Written submissions were required by 25 September 2026. ...

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Latest Compliance News

Launch of upgraded CIPC Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Module for Law Enforcement Agencies strengthens corporate transparency

By Compli-Serve

South Africa has taken another step towards strengthening corporate transparency with the launch of an upgraded CIPC Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Module for Law Enforcement Agencies. The system is intended to make it easier for accredited investigators to trace ownership links, identify connected entities and examine the structures behind ...

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Moving clients from passive awareness to active wealth management

By Lee Rossini

For many financial services firms, converting client awareness into action can be challenging. Clients may recognise the importance of saving, investing and planning for the future, yet they remain passive, holding cash, delaying decisions or using only a fraction of the services available to them. The opportunity ...

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Moving from checkbox compliance to cultural ethics

By Lee Rossini

For financial services firms, compliance is understood through a clear and necessary framework: policies, controls, regulatory obligations, audits and evidence that requirements have been met. These mechanisms are essential. But they are problematic when the legal minimum is treated as the ceiling for ethical conduct rather than ...

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Working Smart

By Lee Rossini

For many financial services firms, converting client awareness into action can be challenging. Clients may recognise the importance of saving, investing and planning for the future, yet they remain passive, holding cash, delaying decisions or using only a fraction of the services available to them. The opportunity is to create a journey that moves people from 'I know I should do something' to 'I have a plan, and I am acting on it'.

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