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AUSTRAC orders audit of PayPal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... transfers reporting obligations. AUSTRAC said the reports provide vital intelligence that enables it to combat serious crimes such as child sex exploitation. "Regulated businesses like PayPal Australia, who facilitate payments and transactions for millions ...

Consultation opens on new ASIC powers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... Review Taskforce which made a number of recommendations that would give the regulator enhanced powers, in line with the Crimes Act, in relation to search warrants, the ability to tap phones and licensing and banning orders. The legislation would allow ...

Former financial adviser jailed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... ASIC became aware of the allegations as a result of a breach report made by Madison regarding Gibbs. A victim of Gibbs' crimes, Dallas Stevenson said: "When we realised that it really was true that he'd taken everything... You just can't believe it. ...

MYEFO: Regulatory funding increases, Budget surplus doubles

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... million over four years from 2019-20 to extend the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce - one that "targets the most serious crimes that present the highest risk to Australia's tax and superannuation systems." The Federal Court of Australia will receive ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... The Federal Government will this week introduce legislation into parliament to increase the penalties for white collar crimes. In a media release on Sunday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said criminal penalties were set to double in some cases, while civil ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... institutions can be exposed to modern slavery and human trafficking by inadvertently handling funds associated with these crimes. Traffickers may choose to launder proceeds generated by modern slavery and human trafficking into the formal financial sector ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
The Serious and Financial Crimes Taskforce has helped put two men behind bars for laundering money and evading tax. Anthony Castagna and Robert Agius, both from New South Wales, were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment each. The pair used an ...

CBA settles with AUSTRAC for $700m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... Rose said: "As we have seen in this case, criminals will exploit poor business practices to launder the proceeds of their crimes." "This has real impacts on the everyday lives of Australians and puts the community at risk by increasing opportunities ...

CBA admits to anti-money laundering breaches, AUSTRAC flags new allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... counter-terrorism compliance over the past eight years. "We will continue to invest heavily in our systems relating to financial crimes thereby supporting law enforcement in detecting and disrupting financial crime," the bank said. CBA has put in place ...

Former AMP adviser banned for $2.5m fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... non-parole period of half that time. Upon sentencing Noonan, Justice Escourt of the Supreme Court of Tasmania described Noonan's crimes as "egregious violations of his fiduciary duty to his clients." ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said: "ASIC will act ...