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FIC announces submission dates for 2026 Risk and Compliance Returns

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) issued Directive 11 of 2026 on 31 March 2026, effective from 1 April 2026, requiring specified accountable institutions to submit their 2026 Risk and Compliance Return to the FIC electronically. The directive is available on:

https://www.fic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Media-release-2026-Risk-and-compliance-return-1.pdf

The submission period opens on 4 May 2026 and closes on either 30 June or 31 July 2026, depending on the specified category of the accountable institution.

The FIC has published Draft Public Compliance Communication 125 of 2026 to provide practical guidance to the specified accountable institutions on how to submit their 2026 RCR, available on:

https://www.fic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026.3-PCC-PCC-125_On-RCR-Submission-in-terms-of-Directive-11_Issue.pdf

Accountable institutions can find more information including a sample questionnaire in the web notice:

https://www.fic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Web-notice-Directive-11-on-submission-of-the-2026-risk-and-compliance-return.pdf