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CBA settles with AUSTRAC for $700m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... risk management and compliance. To date, CBA has spent more than $400 million on systems, processes and people relating to AML/CTF compliance and will continue to prioritise investment in this area, he said. He confirmed the bank has restructured senior ...

Regtech scores deal with US bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... businesses globally for its personal banking products and services. Bank of Ireland currently uses Kyckr data to meet KYC/AML regulatory obligationss and to maintain customer relationships throughout their lifecycle including on-boarding, due diligence ...

Cryptocurrency service providers now regulated: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... The regulations arrive amidst the backdrop of allegations levelled at the Commonwealth Bank in 2017 for not complying with AML/CTF regulations on more than 50,000 occasions. AUSTRAC alleges that CBA did not report cash deposit transactions of $10,000 ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... access rights and controls, data loss prevention, vendor management, training and incident response. Anti-money laundering (AML) programs are currently underway, to ensure firms are appropriately adapting their AML programs to meet regulatory obligations. ...

IMF ramps up funding for CBA class action

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... yesterday, AUSTRAC filed a further 100 alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation (AML/CTF), increasing the total number of alleged contraventions from 53,700 to approximately 53,800. In a statement, CBA said ...

CBA hit with fresh AML breaches by AUSTRAC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... yesterday, AUSTRAC filed a further 100 alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation (AML/CTF), increasing the total number of alleged contraventions from approximately 53,700 to approximately 53,800. Four fresh ...

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... bank. Maurice Blackburn national head of class actions Andrew Watson explained: "AUSTRAC alleges that CBA contravened the AML/CTF Act on more than 53,000 occasions. The AUSTRAC allegations are extensive and it is astounding that the market would not ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... deposits through this channel grew to $5.81 billion. Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (AML/CTF), deposit taking institutions are required to report significant cash transactions of $10,000 or more to AUSTRAC. As at ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... - PHD Jeremy Tan - MEC Natasha Young - Ikon Communications Creative Agency of the Year Behaviour Change Partners Finalists AML Group London Mullen Lowe Profero TBWA Vitamin X Agency of the Year - Financial Services Ptarmigan Media Finalists Fundamental ...

ASIC boosts support for regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... want to send regulatory bodies is to reduce the amount of red tape and pace of change (62%). Anthony Quinn, co-founder of AML Accelerate - a regtech combatting anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - said the move by ASIC and other bodies ...