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Man charged in multi-million dollar fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... multi-million dollar swindle of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme - one man has so far pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in a $150 million bank fraud case. According to reports from the Sydney Morning Herald, Jamieson Vincent, who belonged ...

Pension fund head gets jail sentence

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... Valais, was convicted by a court for embezzlement, fraud, disloyal business conduct, falsification of documents and money laundering. According to Swiss paper Swisster, the man was said to have used the funds from the plan for four years, between 1996 ...

Industrial espionage turns viral

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... security expert. At a time when banks, fund managers and super funds already have their hands full with online money laundering schemes, another IT-related risk is emerging and this time, the stakes are higher. In a plot reminiscent of the scandals surrounding ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... enforceable undertakings from Barclays Bank PLC and Mega International Commercial Bank Co for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws. An AUSTRAC statement said BarCap, the local office of Barclays Bank, acknowledged it breached provisions ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... morning. He said the government is concerned about the lack of prudential regulation of SMSFs. The fact the Anti-Money Laundering measures do not apply to SMSFs is also a concern, he said, as is evidence that a small number of SMSF trustees "have very ...

AUI and DirectPortfolio adopt AML service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) and DirectPortfolio adopted OneVue's anti-money laundering (AML) reporting and record keeping service. AML Explorer can be downloaded online and presents the AML legislation in a simple format that allows users to ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... reporting requirements to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and specialist financial intelligence unit. "For the last several years, regulation ...

Pentafin joins personal super crowd

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... suite of operation reports. The product also complies with July 2007 simplified superannuation changes and anti-money laundering legislation. McKeage said the launch forms an important segment of Pentafin's super and post retirement product suite. She ...

Liechtenstein blocks AML

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... Liechtenstein, famous for its status as a global tax and investment haven, still poses a threat to international anti-money laundering efforts, a new International Monetary Fund report reveals. Liechtenstein's financial sector primarily consists of wealth ...

Members require ID checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... provide additional identification before they can receive their fund benefits, following the implementation of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation. The AML legislation, which became effective yesterday, requires superannuation funds to verify the ...