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Westpac discovers additional transaction irregularities

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... transfer service to finance child exploitation. The bank says these numbers, while extensive, may not all be breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006. "A significant proportion of the potential reporting issues relate ...

Westpac found to be immature, reactive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... self-assessed CGA back in November 2018, however decided to launch a reassessment following AUSTRAC's allegations the bank breached anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws over 23 million times. The controversy led to the former chief executive ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... beginning of its relationship with FBME, Deutsche Bank considered FBME to be a high-risk client that required annual enhanced anti-money laundering checks. "Despite these checks, there was little evidence that FBME improved the quality of its controls ...

AustralianSuper appoints head of financial crime

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... 2017. As AustralianSuper's head of financial crime, security and resilience, Garcia will be responsible for compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, preventing fraud and other financial crime. He will also work on business ...

Disgraced lobbyist charged

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... and its chief executive had portrayed the AML BitCoin as being superior to the original cryptocurrency, arguing it boasted anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism and theft-resistant technology. In reality, none of these capabilities existed and AML BitCoin ...

Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... Westpac filed its defence in the Federal Court in relation to proceedings brought by AUSTRAC regarding alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. "Westpac accepts the gravity of the issues raised by the AUSTRAC claim ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... applications, 4440, have been flagged for extra verification as part of the processes we have in place to keep members' money safe from fraud and money laundering," Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle. "These applications will likely extend beyond the ...

Westpac AUSTRAC bill continues to grow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... incur from the COVID-19 outbreak. King said Westpac is committed to mending the processes that allowed the alleged criminal money laundering at the heart of AUSTRAC proceedings to take place. "In addition to closing relevant products and recruiting an ...

Westpac hit with another class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... additional expenses in FY20 as part of its response plan to the AUSTRAC scandal. The bank is facing 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws brought on by AUSTRAC. The regulator alleges, amongst other things, Westpac ...

National Stock Exchange names new chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... (University of Melbourne), with a broad understanding of international regulatory regimes as they relate to securities, payments, anti-money laundering and identity," the National Stock Exchange of Australia said. "John has over 27 years' experience ...