Overview    

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) regulatory environment continues to evolve, requiring accounting professionals and Accountable Institutions to remain up to date with legislative changes, regulatory developments and emerging compliance risks. This webinar will provide a practical update on the latest FIC developments and explain how new and amended requirements may affect accounting practices and their clients. 

Join Mél Wolmarans on the 22nd of October 2026 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm as she explores the latest FIC regulatory and compliance developments, including changes to legislation, Regulations, Directives, Guidance Notes, Public Compliance Communications (PCCs), notices and regulatory requirements. The webinar will translate these developments into practical compliance actions through relevant case studies and real-world scenarios, enabling attendees to identify areas requiring attention and strengthen their ongoing FIC compliance processes. 

Learning objectives   

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills:  

• Stay up to date with the latest FIC regulatory and compliance developments and understand how new and amended requirements may affect accounting practices and clients. 

• Identify key compliance obligations, regulatory deadlines and practical actions arising from recent FIC developments. 

• Understand developments relating to Risk Management and Compliance Programmes (RMCPs), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Beneficial Ownership (BO), Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS), and financial crime risks. 

• Apply current FIC requirements to practical situations through relevant case studies and real-world compliance scenarios. 

• Recognise emerging FIC compliance risks, regulatory findings and areas requiring attention, and strengthen ongoing FIC compliance processes. 

Content   

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• Latest Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Regulatory Developments 
o New and amended FIC legislation and Regulations 
o FIC Directives, Guidance Notes and Public Compliance Communications (PCCs) 
o FIC notices and regulatory updates 
o Changes affecting Accountable Institutions and Schedule 1 entities 
o New compliance obligations and regulatory deadlines 

• Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP) Developments 
o Updates to RMCP requirements 
o Risk-based compliance approaches 
o Areas requiring review and improvement 
o Practical implementation of regulatory changes 

• Customer Due Diligence and Financial Crime Compliance 
o Customer Due Diligence (CDD) 
o Beneficial Ownership (BO) 
o Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS) 
o Money Laundering (ML) 
o Terrorist Financing (TF) 
o Proliferation Financing (PF) 

• FIC Registration and Reporting Developments 
o FIC registration requirements 
o Reporting obligations 
o Regulatory reporting developments 
o Risk and Compliance Return (RCR) developments 
o Applicable regulatory deadlines 

• FIC Supervision, Inspections and Enforcement 
o FIC supervisory developments 
o Inspection processes and regulatory expectations 
o Regulatory findings and lessons learned 
o Administrative sanctions and financial penalties 
o Consequences of non-compliance 

• Practical Compliance Application 
o Relevant case studies and real-world compliance scenarios 
o Practical application of new and amended FIC requirements 
o Emerging compliance risks and areas requiring attention 
o Common compliance gaps and practical corrective actions 

• Monthly FIC Compliance Action Plan 

o Key actions arising from the latest regulatory developments 

o Areas for review within accounting practices and client environments 

o Ongoing monitoring and compliance evidence 

o Practical steps to strengthen FIC compliance processes 

Obtaining your CPD certificate  

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAICA and SAIPA.  

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.  

About the presenter  

Mél Wolmarans 

Mél Wolmarans is the General Manager and FIC Compliance Officer at Sekretari (Pty) Ltd, with extensive experience in company secretarial services, corporate governance and Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) compliance. 

In her role, Mél oversees the firm's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance framework, including the implementation and ongoing monitoring of its Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP). 

She works closely with accountable institutions, accountants, business owners, company secretaries and trust administrators, providing practical guidance on FICA compliance, beneficial ownership identification, customer due diligence, corporate governance and regulatory requirements. 

Mél has developed practical compliance tools, policies and training programmes to assist organisations in meeting their obligations under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act. 

She is passionate about simplifying complex legislation and presenting it in a practical, easy-to-understand manner. Her training focuses on real-life scenarios, practical examples and regulatory best practices, enabling delegates to confidently apply legislative requirements in their day-to-day operations. 

Who should attend?  

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:  

• Practising accountants including: CA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), AGA(SA), FCCA, BAP(SA), BA(SA) and ACCA.  

• Registered auditors.  

• Audit managers.  

• Trainee accountants.  

Price  

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   

• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   

• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

Steps to register for the event:   

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.  

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.  

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).  

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.  

Additional material  

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• A summarised slide presentation.  

• Reference documents and/or course material where available.  

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.  

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