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Perth Mint enters voluntary enforceable undertaking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
Perth Mint has entered an enforceable undertaking (EU) with AUSTRAC to improve compliance with Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws. In August, the financial crimes regulator ordered the appointment of ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... Bell Financial Group's three subsidiaries following an audit of its financial crime law compliance. Last February, AUSTRAC ordered an external auditor assess Bell Potter Securities, Bell Potter Capital and Third Party Platform regarding the entities' ...

Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
APRA and AUSTRAC 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 ...

Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
AUSTRAC has released guidance to banks and superannuation funds on helping those without access to traditional identification documents access financial services. The guidance aims to support people from diverse backgrounds and in challenging circumstances ...

ASIC sues crypto fintech over unlicensed advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... commenced civil penalty proceedings in Federal Court against Block Earner, an authorised representative of Flash Partners and AUSTRAC-registered digital currency exchange. It offered a range of fixed-yield earning products based on crypto-assets, with ...

Consultation opens on crypto regulation bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... sit alongside or in addition to existing International Fund Transfer Instructions (IFTI) reporting currently required to AUSTRAC by the banks."

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... nothing, or worse - to think that you've done enough, because it's pretty clear that there's a lot to be done." AUSTRAC national manager, education, capability and communication Daniel Mossop said that, from a regulator's point of view ...

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
... to meet developing regulatory reforms and expectations." By law, funds 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 ...

NAB evades AUSTRAC fine for non-compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... Bank and Westpac which received gargantuan fines for AML-CTF breaches, NAB has accepted an enforceable undertaking from AUSTRAC without pecuniary punishment. AUSTRAC opened the investigation into the bank as it had identified concerns about its AML-CTF ...
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