Financial Intelligence Centre

Priority as the Supervisory Body in terms of FICA

As a supervisory body in terms of FICA, the Estate Agemcy Affairs Board (EAAB) is empowered to act in the enforcement of the provisions of the act. This will be achieved through carrying out regular physical inspections.

 

The Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act Video Clip produced by the EAAB
April 17, 2019
The Financial Intelligence Centre (the FIC), established by the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2001 (the FIC Act), is the national point for the gathering, analysis and dissemination of financial intelligence. The FIC identifies the proceeds of crime and combats both money laundering and the financing of terrorism with its primary role...

RMCP Template in terms of the FIC Act, 38 OF 2001
April 4, 2019
The Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2001, established the Financial Intelligence Centre as the national centre for the gathering and analysis of financial data. The FIC is mandated to identify funds generated from criminal acts and to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FIC Act imposes certain obligations on sectors...

Registration on the registration and reporting platform of the FIC
August 26, 2016
Registration on the registration and reporting platform of the FIC presentation slides below

ISSUE PAPER ON GUIDANCE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE AMENDMENT ACT, 2016
August 26, 2016
26 AUGUST 2016 ISSUE PAPER ON GUIDANCE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE AMENDMENT ACT, 2016 Purpose of the Issue Paper 1. The Issue Paper is intended to elicit comments on aspects where accountable institutions will require guidance when the amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (the FIC Act), to be...

NOTICE ISSUE PAPER ON GUIDANCE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE AMENDMENT BILL, 2016
August 26, 2016
Wednesday, 17 August 2016: The Financial Intelligence Centre (the FIC) in consultation with National Treasury, South African Reserve Bank and the Financial Services Board has published an Issue Paper on guidance required to implement the FIC Amendment Bill, 2016, on the FIC’s website today. Click here to read the Issue Paper.

FIC Information Series on the new Registration and Reporting platform Part 1 - Updating of existing registration information
June 20, 2016
Estate agencies that were registered with the FIC on the previous system need to update their details on the new registration and reporting platform.

FIC Information Series on the new Registration and Reporting platform Part 2 – new registrations (for estate agencies not previously registered with the FIC)
June 20, 2016
If you have not previously registered with the FIC please  follow the steps below to register successfully with the FIC:

Directive 04/2016: Accountable and reporting institutions required to update registration related information to access the Financial Intelligence Centre’s new registration and reporting platform
March 16, 2016
Directive 04/2016: Accountable and reporting institutions required to update registration related information to access the Financial Intelligence Centre’s new registration and reporting platform Friday 04 March 2016: The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is preparing to launch its new registration and reporting system, called goAML, to...

ARRANGEMENTS OUTLINED FOR ACCOUNTABLE AND REPORTING INSTITUTIONS NOT REGISTERED WITH FIC AS AT 7 March 2016, IN LATEST PUBLIC COMPLIANCE COMMUNICATION
March 16, 2016
ARRANGEMENTS OUTLINED FOR ACCOUNTABLE AND REPORTING INSTITUTIONS NOT REGISTERED WITH FIC AS AT 7 March 2016, IN LATEST PUBLIC COMPLIANCE COMMUNICATION The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued Public Compliance Communication No 34, (click here to access PCC 34), which allows accountable and reporting institutions not registered as at 7...

Warning: Beware of scam service providers and emails
June 10, 2011
As estate agents are aware they are 'accountable instituitions' for the purposes of the FIC Act.

Update Notice to all Estate Agents operating in South Africa
June 10, 2011
The obligation on accountable and reporting instituitions, to register with the Financial Intelligence Centre, became operational on Wednesday, 01 December 2010

Registration with the Financial Intelligence Centre
June 10, 2011
As accountable institutions estate agents are required to register with the Centre.

What do the Experts have to say about Anti-Money Laundering?
June 10, 2011
In 2009 the Estate Agency Affairs Board conducted Anti-Money Laundering Presentations in four of our major cities around the country which were presented by KPMG.



Document Downloads

Update Notice
Update Notice to all Estate Agents operating in South Africa on the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, No 38 of 2001
512KB Download
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Identification and verification matters relating to account opening procedures for asylum seekers and refugees
90KB Download
Financial Intelligence Centre Act Forms
Forms in compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act
42KB Download
160314 FICLet 3193 Guidance issued to SBs Estate Agency Affairs Board
36KB Download
FIC Directive 4 media brief
316KB Download
PCC34 web note
175KB Download
Financial Intelligence Centre Part 1
276KB Download
Financial Intelligence Centre Part 2
201KB Download
FIC TELEMATIC PRESENTATION TO ESTATE AGENTS
2596KB Download
FIC 160817 Notice Issue Paper Final 1
198KB Download
FIC 160817 Notice Issue Paper Final 2
598KB Download
Study Material on the FIC Act
937KB Download
'ONE LEARNER - ONE PROPERTY PRACTITIONER' Youth Programme Principal Pledge Form