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FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... double-taxing of goods and services tax for digital currencies, and bringing digital currency exchanges under Australia's anti-money laundering regime; Reducing the barriers to entry for the establishment of new digital challenger banks; Establishing ...

CBA denies majority of latest AUSTRAC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
CBA said it denies most of the additional 100 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing allegations handed down from AUSTRAC last December. In its submission to the Federal Court, CBA said it "denies 89 allegations in full and admits 11 ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... and risk assessment, access rights and controls, data loss prevention, vendor management, training and incident response. Anti-money laundering (AML) programs are currently underway, to ensure firms are appropriately adapting their AML programs to meet ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... decline, as they are increasingly outsourced to cheaper labour markets overseas. Moreover, professionals with experience in anti-money laundering, financial crime prevention, risk management and remediation will be highly regarded in 2018 to meet regulatory ...

IMF ramps up funding for CBA class action

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... purchased shares between then and 1pm on 3 August 2017 are eligible to participate in the case. Related story: CBA admits to anti-money laundering breaches In a public statement, Maurice Blackburn said the fact proceedings have been filed represents ...

CBA hit with fresh AML breaches by AUSTRAC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... levelled by the regulator. In amended statement of claim released yesterday, AUSTRAC filed a further 100 alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation (AML/CTF), increasing the total number of alleged contraventions ...

CBA admits to anti-money laundering breaches, AUSTRAC flags new allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
CBA admitted systems glitches have led to it breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws on more than 53,000 occasions, and flagged it is bracing itself for new allegations to be handed down by AUSTRAC. In filings submitted in response ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... proficiency exam. Areas of testing the FPA is recommending include Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act; the Tax Agent Services Act; anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws; common law fiduciary duties and ethics, he said. One audience member expressed ...

CBA avoids board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... shareholders voted in favour of the remuneration report that was overhauled hot on the heels of AUSTRAC alleging the bank breached anti-money laundering laws. About 92% of shareholders approved the remuneration report at the bank's annual general meeting ...

Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
Australia's passive response and disparate approach in combatting financial crime, particularly anti-money laundering, requires a more holistic approach, according to a panel of compliance and security experts. ANZ financial crime risk professional ...