ADVOCATE PRIYA BISESWAR APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE MANAGER FOR MONITORING AND ANALYSIS AT THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Advocate Priya Biseswar as executive manager for the Monitoring and Analysis division of the FIC, effective from 1 February 2023.

UNITED STATES-SOUTH AFRICA TASK FORCE TO FOCUS ON DISRUPTING FINANCIAL FLOWS RELATED TO ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
The South African and the United States governments have committed to establishing a task force aimed at advancing both countries’ efforts to combat the laundering of money generated from illegal wildlife trade.

NEW REPORTING STREAM TO SHED LIGHT ON ELECTRONIC CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS
The President signed a proclamation on 13 December 2022, for the commencement on 1 February 2023 of sections 31 and 56 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FIC Act). On Friday, 20 January 2023, the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, gazetted the commencement of sections 31 and 56 and the relevant regulations.

CONSULTATION FEEDBACK NOTE relating to Draft Guidance Note 104A
Consultation note: Relating to Draft Guidance Note 104A that provides guidance on the implementation of section 31 of the FIC Act, read together with the regulations 23D, 23E and 24 of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Control Regulations.