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Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... have agreed to a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) following weakness in the bank's risk management and money laundering controls. APRA said it's acted following several beaches or its prudential standards and a review that exposed issues within ...

SEC charges duo over church-based fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... against Bartlett and two of the companies. Those charges relate to wire fraud, mail fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. The criminal case alleges Bartlett dramatically overstated the success of his companies and the returns they generated ...

ASIC proceedings name Pendal board member

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... chair Sarah Court argued that the Star's board and executives failed to give sufficient focus to the risk of money laundering and criminal associations. She said such risks are inherent in the operation of a large casino with an international customer ...

Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... disaster, gathering documentation before leaving is often not an option." It further explained under Australia's anti-money laundering laws, if a customer cannot produce standard identification documents such as a driver's licences or birth certificate ...

Perth Mint faces AUSTRAC probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
The Perth Mint is the subject of an AUSTRAC investigation into compliance with anti-money laundering laws. The financial crimes regulator has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to Gold Corporation, which trades as The Perth Mint, to assess ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... must consider guidance material disseminated by AUSTRAC that's relevant to identifying, mitigating, and managing money laundering and terrorist threat risks, but KPMG stated that among other things more consideration should be given to recent reports ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... largest cost component due to institutions hiring more compliance staff since 2019. This is due to a rise in anti-money laundering workloads, evolving financial crime and increased regulation. Respondents also said that 80% of Australian compliance professionals ...

Deutsche Bank, DWS raided over greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... month after another on Deutsche's offices were raided over claims of bank employees potentially breaching anti-money laundering laws. At that time, Deutsche said: "This is an investigative measure by the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office in connection ...

NAB evades AUSTRAC fine for non-compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
National Australia Bank (NAB) has avoided a civil penalty for issues related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML-CTF) laws. Unlike the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac which received gargantuan fines for AML-CTF breaches, NAB ...

Regulators release crypto, cyber security roadmaps

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... related to ransomware attacks, or someone could be using digital currencies to commit serious crimes such as money laundering, scams, or terrorism financing. Blockchain Australia chief executive Steve Vallas added: "The use of digital currencies for ...