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Rest faces scrutiny over alleged super reporting error

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... contributions by regulated super funds. The ATO noted super funds may be required to submit suspicious matter reports to AUSTRAC where there are reasonable grounds to suspect identity issues or potential financial crime related activity On complaints ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... with the necessary compliance obligations and that's a good thing," he said. "As long as they are registered with AUSTRAC and ASIC, remain compliant, are not overstepping in terms of the information they provide for SMSFs and don't provide unlicensed ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... authority', without adequate verification, ASIC said. In August 2025, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) also directed Binance Australia to appoint an external auditor over its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... competition regulator, in having a prudential regulator, in having a conduct regulator, in having a regulator such as AUSTRAC dedicated to our payments system and a lot of the risks there, in having an independent umpire in AFCA, and others," Mulino ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... to a "big win" for the advice sector following two years of closely working with the Attorney-General's Department and AUSTRAC on the new AML/CTF reforms. "The win here is that financial advisers will retain their less onerous obligations under item ...

Money laundering to become greater issue for super: AUSTRAC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Speaking at the ASFA Conference 2025, AUSTRAC deputy chief executive, regulation Katie Miller said superannuation trustees will likely encounter more issues of money laundering as a greater number of their members reach retirement. Miller said that ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Promontory, where he covered regulatory remediation, data-led strategy, and AI-driven innovation for APRA-, ASIC-, and AUSTRAC-regulated clients. Shinkarsky's previous experience includes Oliver Wyman, where he ran Basel II AIRB and mortgage book ...

Former Income Asset Management staffer embezzles $1.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... its investigation from the Federal Court. "The matter has been referred to the relevant authorities including ASIC and AUSTRAC, and a complaint has been lodged with the Queensland police. The company has advised its auditors (BDO) of the matter," IAM ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... including a fit-for-purpose Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and Digital Currency Exchange registration with AUSTRAC. The venture builds on MHC's partnership with Circle, issuer of USDC, to expand institutional access to digital dollars across ...

Two CBA class action appeals dismissed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) and claimed shareholders had suffered due to CBA's alleged conduct. AUSTRAC alleged as early as 2017 that the bank contravened the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 more ...
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