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Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... defence in the Federal Court in relation to proceedings brought by AUSTRAC regarding alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. "Westpac accepts the gravity of the issues raised by the AUSTRAC claim and has made a ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... for extra verification as part of the processes we have in place to keep members' money safe from fraud and money laundering," Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle. "These applications will likely extend beyond the five day period and we know that this ...

Westpac AUSTRAC bill continues to grow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... COVID-19 outbreak. King said Westpac is committed to mending the processes that allowed the alleged criminal money laundering at the heart of AUSTRAC proceedings to take place. "In addition to closing relevant products and recruiting an additional 200 ...

Westpac hit with another class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... FY20 as part of its response plan to the AUSTRAC scandal. The bank is facing 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws brought on by AUSTRAC. The regulator alleges, amongst other things, Westpac failed to appropriately ...

National Stock Exchange names new chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... Melbourne), with a broad understanding of international regulatory regimes as they relate to securities, payments, anti-money laundering and identity," the National Stock Exchange of Australia said. "John has over 27 years' experience across a number ...

Tax chiefs crack down on tax evasion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... a globally coordinated day of action against an international financial institution suspected of facilitating money laundering and tax evasion," the ATO said. "Evidence, intelligence and information collection activities such as search warrants, interviews ...

Westpac forks out $80m for AUSTRAC scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Federal Court seeking civil penalty order against Westpac relating to "systematic" non-compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Act on over 23 million occasions. The bank said in response it has established a board financial crime ...

Corrupt adviser banned, AFSL canned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... competence to provide the financial services covered by its licence." ASIC also found that Smart Solutions permitted money laundering and allowed some of its representatives to audit their own advice files. "It also provided false information in connection ...

Westpac facing new class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... terrorism financing regulator," Rosen Law alleges. "The company did not appropriately monitor and assess the ongoing money laundering and terrorism financing risks associated with movement of money into and out of Australia." The lawsuit also alleged ...

Banking sector losses continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... reputation, following the Royal Commission scandal, the brand has been plagued with millions of breaches of anti-money laundering laws, further hindering its reputation," the report said. The nation's largest lender, Commonwealth Bank, seems to have ...