by VDT Attorneys | Dec 3, 2025 | AML, Anti-Money Laundering, Beneficial Ownership, Grey listing, SARS, Trust compliance, Trustee Duties, Trusts
With South Africa’s greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2023, compliance has evolved from being a peripheral consideration to a crucial element of fiduciary planning. Understanding how compliance obligations influence, and in many cases,...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 12, 2025 | Compliance, Information Regulator, PAIA, Trustee Duties, Trusts
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) stipulates that both private and public bodies are obliged to comply with the requirements as set out in the PAIA. Whether a trust qualifies as a private body is, however, unclear in terms of the...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 26, 2024 | Amendment Act, AML, Trustee Duties
If a trust deed is amended, the trustees are required to lodge the amended version of the trust instrument or a certified copy with the relevant Master of the High Court that has jurisdiction (where the trust was registered initially). If a trustee is appointed after...
