{"id":307,"date":"2026-06-28T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/?p=307"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:51:32","slug":"the-lists-youre-glad-not-to-be-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/?p=307","title":{"rendered":"The Lists You\u2019re Glad Not to Be On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weekly-Thoughts-28062026.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weekly-Thoughts-28062026.png 851w, https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weekly-Thoughts-28062026-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weekly-Thoughts-28062026-767x284.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fun fact:<br>Every one of you reading this will be pleased to know that you\u2019re neither an international nor a domestic terrorist\u2014and none of you has improper relations with politicians.<br>We have to\u2014well, I have to\u2014check every new client, and then check each of you again once a year, to make sure that you do not appear on the international list of terrorists. I also receive an email whenever someone is added to\u2014or removed from\u2014the list globally. The names are generally hard to pronounce: vowels and consonants arranged in ways we\u2019re not used to speaking.<br>We must also check, by either knowing or asking our clients, if you are a Domestically Politically Exposed Prominent person. (DPEP) Or an associate thereof.<br>It\u2019s all a bit much.<br>One of my rude friends reading this will want to know if I&#8217;ve been checked against that international list. And yes, Jacki has to look for me too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every one of you reading this will be pleased to know that you\u2019re neither an international nor a domestic terrorist\u2014and none of you has improper relations with politicians. We have to check every new client, and then check each of you again once a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Ever wondered what lists you don\u2019t want to be on? A witty look at compliance checks, client reviews, and the humor behind financial regulations.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"The Lists You\u2019re Glad Not to Be On: Compliance with a Twist","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[58,59,53,60,52,54,61,56,57,55],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-thoughts","tag-annual-client-review","tag-behind-the-advisory-desk","tag-client-due-diligence","tag-compliance-checklist-explained","tag-compliance-checks","tag-financial-advisory-insights","tag-financial-compliance-blog","tag-lists-you-dont-want-to-be-on","tag-professional-compliance-stories","tag-regulatory-humor"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309,"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinmurray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}