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Sydney fintech sells for $339m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... in funds under management. Uniting Financial Services (UFS) will use Temenos' T24 core banking, analytics, financial crime mitigation and risk and compliance software to improve its operational efficiencies. The not-for-profit organisation provides ...

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... 2019. A further $100 million will be set aside to cover the higher than expected costs of the bank's multi-year financial crime compliance program of action. This was launched after the AUSTRAC anti-money laundering penalty announced in June. The provision ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... trade agreements with other countries 10. The best place for science and innovation 11. Cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism 12. A smooth, orderly Brexit Which targets have been met and which ones haven't, I can only surmise. But ...

Industry fund hires group executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Kyle most recently worked on MLC Life's separation from NAB and established their first-line risk, compliance and financial crime capabilities. Rest chief executive Vicky Doyle said: "This important role leads a highly skilled team delivering sound financial ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... violence is also coupled with consideration of how they could then access the perpetrator's super as part of victims of crime compensation," she said.

Frydenberg splashes $50m to pursue financial services crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... prosecutions and civil action stemming from the additional $70 million awarded to ASIC to ensure it is well resourced to fight crime in financial services. The CDPP is set to benefit most from the Treasurer's latest move in strengthening the action against ...

Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... Ransomware is the cybercriminals' weapon of choice, the report said, adding that incidents such as financially motivated crime jumped by 350% in 2017 globally. "Leaked classified government hacking tools have made ransomware even more dangerous ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... into line with other nations. "These significantly strengthened sanctions overhaul Australia's penalties for white collar crime, include increases to penalties that haven't changed in more than 20 years, bring our penalties closer to those in other leading ...

Temenos scores digital transformation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... of funds under management. Uniting Financial Services (UFS) will use Temenos' T24 core banking, analytics, financial crime mitigation and risk and compliance software to improve its operational efficiencies. The not-for-profit organisation provides ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The chairman at a $6 billion Australian infrastructure fund and a former AIST chief executive are being welcomed as executives of a new global financial sector initiative which targets the end of modern slavery and human trafficking. Joining the newly-formed ...