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12 charged in $17m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... to the investigation was established," the regulators said. "The AFP engaged its partners through the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce to target this conspiracy to siphon off money that should have been remitted to the ATO." The statement said the total ...

Woman jailed in $105m tax scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... years. Hammond pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the Commonwealth and conspiring to deal with proceeds of crime in excess of $1 million. She is the fourth person to be sentenced for their role in this syndicate and was given a non-parole ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... with Danske Bank Estonia and FBME Bank. "Banks are the first line of defense with respect to preventing the facilitation of crime through the financial system, and it is fundamental that banks tailor the monitoring of their customers' activity based ...

AustralianSuper appoints head of financial crime

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The country's largest superannuation fund has appointed a head of financial crime, security and resilience, reporting to its chief risk officer Paul Schroder. Tom Garcia is moving into the role after serving as AustralianSuper's head of product from ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... scammers to steal your information is to mock-up messages which appear to be from the ATO." The ATO said serious financial crime affecting the ATO-administered measures of the Commonwealth Coronavirus Economic Response Package has been made a priority ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... said they are honing their ability to analyse it. Australia's risk management teams also face the ongoing threat of cyber-crime, financial crime and privacy concerns, Lopes said. "We know that there has been an increase in the number of domains that ...

38 staff punished over AUSTRAC scandal: Westpac

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... boards escalating focus in the area, directors could have recognised earlier the systematic nature of some of the financial crime issues Westpac was facing," it said. "The panel also noted that reporting to the board on financial crime matters was at ...

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... NRL Integrity Unit reported suspicious betting activity on the award to the police in November last year. The Organised Crime Squad's Casino and Racing Unit then established Strike Force Mirrabei. StatEdge, which Wilson described on his LinkedIn ...

Westpac announces executive changes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... with two of its staffers jumping ship for opportunities overseas and another appointed to lead the group's financial crime and compliance function. Westpac chief executive of consumer David Lindberg and the bank's chief information officer Craig ...

Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... correspondent banking assessments Westpac carried out during the period in question. "Westpac acknowledges that financial crime is a serious threat to society and is determined to continue to lift its standards and meet its anti-money laundering and ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

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Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

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