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Why have we not exited FATF’s greylist? - 4 March 2025

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

March 25th, 2025

Have we done enough as a country to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF’s) greylist? Not yet. So, what has hindered us from fulfilling our promise?

Are you as “trust and company service provider” registered with the FIC? - 29 January 2025

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

March 25th, 2025

Following South Africa’s greylisting in early 2023, the FIC has collaborated with various stakeholders to remove the country from the grey list, aiming for early 2025.

Accurate and honest trust tax returns by 20 January 2025 - 15 January 2025

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

January 20th, 2025

Trustees and service providers often underestimate the effort that should go into ensuring a correct trust tax return is submitted and that the necessary cross-checking has been done. The following pointers will assist trustees and trust service providers in remaining out of the claws of SARS.

Master’s urgent final call for assistance from trustees to improve compliance by 18 December 2024 - 13 December 2024

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

January 20th, 2025

Even though government issued various communications, they did not seem to have reached the correct audience; as to today, there are still many trust service providers who are not aware of the ‘new’ requirements, leaving their clients exposed.

Time to review your trust? - 4 December 2024

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

January 20th, 2025

It is that time of the year again when South Africans dust off their wills and insurance policies before they take the long road to their holiday destinations. This is also a perfect time to dust off the trust deed and your estate plan. Some people do introspection whilst on the beach, and personal affairs, including estate plans and trusts, are often high on the agenda for the start of 2025.

Will the blame game between trustees, accountants, and service providers start soon? - 15 November 2024

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

November 25th, 2024

South Africa was greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2023 for failing to meet international standards on money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. The FATF is an intergovernmental body that assesses countries’ ability to combat illicit financial activity. Remaining on the FATF’s greylist would negatively impact all South Africans, both reputationally and economically. Government is, therefore, making a concerted effort to exit the greylist in early 2025, two years after we have been greylisted. One of the outstanding action items that must be addressed for the last scheduled reporting cycle, concluding in February 2025, is timely access to beneficial ownership information concerning companies and trusts.

Master’s call to action to have South Africa removed from greylist - 30 October 2024

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

November 25th, 2024

When South Africa was greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2023, many people believed that its damaging effect was already anticipated and largely priced in by the financial markets at that time and, therefore, did not present a significant further risk to the stability of the South African economy.

Role of ‘dormant’ and deregistered trusts in drive to be removed from greylist - 10 October 2024

~ Written by Phia van der Spuy ~

October 11th, 2024

When South Africa was greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2023, many people believed that its damaging effect was already anticipated and largely priced in by the financial markets at that time and, therefore, did not present a significant further risk to the stability of the South African economy.

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