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The Lifelong Learner’s Secret: why continued learning is the best investment you can make

Thursday, 14 November 2024
In today’s fast-paced world, learning isn’t just something we do in school or at university. It’s a lifelong journey, especially in a work world that demands constant adaptation. Continuing to learn as a way of life is about embracing curiosity and staying ahead in areas that impact us every day.

We've Launched FCRMC Academy!

Thursday, 07 November 2024
FCRMC is excited to announce the launch of its FCRMC training academy! Our short-form, entirely online training will boost your knowledge of the financial crime landscape to new heights. Earn a variety of certificates through our extensive offerings found on our advanced Moodle platform!

Insider Trading Unveiled: The rising threat and how to combat it

Thursday, 24 October 2024
As companies face more pressure to deliver short-term results, executives and employees may feel incentivised to use insider knowledge to protect or enhance personal wealth. Combatting insider trading within an organisation requires a combination of clear policies, strong internal controls, regular monitoring, and an ethical culture.

Navigating value mismatches: Aligning with company principles, or even another person’s, when they clash with your own

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Aligning with company principles while staying true to your own values can be challenging, especially when there is a clash. We should find where our values and the company’s principles overlap. Balancing personal principles with company principles often involves negotiation, both within yourself and in your professional relationships.

To See or Not to See: The art of being vigilant in your community

Thursday, 05 September 2024
Your watchful eyes are a powerful tool. Being vigilant is being continuously aware about what is happening around us. It does not mean that we need to consciously be aware of only illegal activity, but rather constantly scan the environment whether consciously or unconsciously, for anything that appears to be unusual or out of the ordinary, or contrary to acceptable behaviour.

Curse of compliance training

Thursday, 29 August 2024
Compliance training should be top of mind and employees eager and interested in the new regulations and guidance to function optimally in their roles.

Are your daily decisions guided by integrity or just by coffee? Part 2

Thursday, 22 August 2024
It is always important to act with integrity, even when faced with difficult situations. Integrity in the workplace, either for individuals or the organisation itself, refers to a set of core values and attributes that guide individuals to act with honesty, trustworthiness and good judgement in their work.

Are your daily decisions guided by integrity or just by coffee?

Thursday, 15 August 2024
Integrity in the workplace, either for individuals or the organisation itself, refers to a set of core values and attributes that guide individuals to act with honesty, trustworthiness and good judgement in their work.

Do Me a Favour, Please - and Try Not to Get Killed.

Thursday, 08 August 2024
It appears, on face value, that when crime sets in, criminals target the so-called “little guys”, the very people who do not have the resources to protect themselves. Current perceptions and heeding what is reported with increasing frequency, it seems that taking a moral stand, could get you killed!

WIIFM? (What's In It For Me)? Create context and ring-fence content for compliance training

Tuesday, 12 September 2023
WIIFM?
What's in it for me? This acronym has become important in the business world. It's the question all employees ask when they hear there is another piece of compliance training they need to complete by a specific date or a compulsory meeting or presentation that needs to be attended.

Reducing interruptions and distractions, the best ways to keep productivity moving.

Monday, 21 August 2023
Sitting behind your computer doesn't always equate to a productive environment - in fact, it can be quite the opposite. Emails, social media, browsing the web, and even phone calls make it easy to lose focus and see time slip away. Most of the time, we don't even realise how many distractions grab us, nor do we notice how much better we could be at completing our work and maintaining a constant productivity.

The impact of training in financial crime controls

Friday, 28 April 2023
People, process and technology are some of the key components in the financial crime process control environment. Processes and technology do as they are programmed to do; people however are less predictable in following instructions. In the financial services industry, process control implementations typically address processes and technology, while the Change Management component and its focus on the human aspect of process change is receiving increased attention. But is change management enough?

FATF potential grey-listing of South Africa

Tuesday, 31 January 2023
The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey-listing of a country is a designation given to countries that do not fully comply with international standards for combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

As part of our business friends and family ...

Thursday, 12 January 2023
We at FCRMC wish all our friends and business partners the very best as we navigate the new year together. 2023 promises to be an eventful year for both South Africa and those beyond our borders, through the rest of the continent.

Trade-based money laundering - in pursuit of public-private partnerships!

Thursday, 17 December 2020
As we all prepare for the death throes of 2020 in what has proved to be one of the most challenging of recent times, the Financial Action Task Force and Egmont Group recently published a report dealing with trade-based money laundering trends and developments aimed at challenges encountered by the public and private sectors.

Financial crime, and the changed operating environment

Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Our operating environment has changed, no doubt about it! - both in terms of our personal space and business operations. Many of us are currently working from the confines and solitude of our homes, either temporarily or permanently - COVID will tell! We