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AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... Transaction Reports (FTR) Act 1988 and/or the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Rules Instrument 2007 (AML/CTF) Act and Rules. A separate statement said the Mega International Commercial Bank recognised it breached various provisions ...

AUI and DirectPortfolio adopt AML service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) and DirectPortfolio adopted OneVue's anti-money laundering (AML) reporting and record keeping service. AML Explorer can be downloaded online and presents the AML legislation in a simple format that allows users to ...

Liechtenstein blocks AML

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein, famous for its status as a global tax and investment haven, still poses a threat to international anti-money laundering efforts, a new International Monetary Fund report reveals. Liechtenstein's financial sector ...

So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... still a clear number one is in the dramatic names they give to their legislation and government taskforces: The Patriot Act (AML), The American Dream Act (housing), The No Child Left Behind Act (education), and the HOPE NOW alliance for dealing with ...

Members require ID checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... additional identification before they can receive their fund benefits, following the implementation of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation. The AML legislation, which became effective yesterday, requires superannuation funds to verify the identity ...

Fundies find a loophole in money laundering law

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... a statement yesterday, saying the issue of units in a managed investment scheme would not fall within the coverage of the AML/CTF Act. This is an embarrassing about turn for Austrac which had, until very recently, been dealing with the investment management ...

No bank is ready for AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... according to a survey conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in March. The survey also revealed that 90 percent of Australian AML/CTF compliance programs have not received budgetary approval. The first implementation deadline is in December 2007. Many ...

AML to redefine dealings with currency clients

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
The looming anti-money laundering (AML) legislation will redefine how service providers deal with clients and their currency transactions and planning for how they should implement the new provisions needs to begin now. The most profound impact will ...

AUSTRAC's power to be checked

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... recommendations for a longer implementation period and curbs on the power of AUSTRAC, the body that will administer the new AML regime. The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has proposed a 24-month implementation period for ...

Wealth managers will have difficulty with AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
... investment managers in the wealth management sector. Steve Lock, an English banking technology consultant, said that when AML regulations were introduced in the UK in the mid-1990s wealth managers adopted the attitude that, because they were low risk ...