Operation Phumelela

The South African Financial Sector Competitiveness Taskforce

  • Enabling a regional financial hub
  • Job creation
  • Economic growth
  • Deepening capital markets
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A private sector initiative to position the SA finance sector as a competitive regional financial services hub, providing global financial services from an SA base

Operation Phumelela Welcomes Progress on Complying with Financial Action Task Force Requirements

The South African Financial Sector Competitiveness Taskforce, known as Operation Phumelela, welcomes the announcement by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that South Africa has substantially completed all 22 action items required of it when it was grey listed by the global anti-money laundering and terrorist financing body in February 2023.

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Steering Committee

Dr Leila Fourie

Dr Leila Fourie

Chief Executive Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Daniel Mminele

Daniel Mminele

Nedbank Independent Chairperson

Professor Michael Katz

Professor Michael Katz

Chairperson, ENSafrica

JJ Durand

JJ Durand

Chief Executive Officer, Remgro Limited

Ezra Davids

Ezra Davids

Chairperson and Senior Partner, Bowmans

Vuyo Ntoi

Vuyo Ntoi

Co-managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

Johan Holtzhausen

Johan Holtzhausen

Chairperson, PSG Capital

Iain Williamson

Iain Williamson

Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Limited

Valdene Reddy

Valdene Reddy

Director of Capital Markets, Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Samuel Mokorosi

Samuel Mokorosi

Head of Origination and Deals, Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Dr Stuart Theobald

Dr Stuart Theobald

Chairperson, Krutham