Australian fintech giant Afterpay has escaped formal enforcement action over millions of “technical” breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006.
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New corporate residency test: Board of Taxation releases report
The Board of Taxation released its report Review of Corporate Tax Residency on 6 October 2020. The report was completed in July 2020.
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Automating Tax Provision: the power of technology
Let’s start with this question: “How much do we
owe?”. It may be a simple question, but the answer
is not. For corporate tax professionals, an extensive
amount of work is devoted to that one figure.
“Remarkable Adaptability” – How the World has Adjusted to Working from Home
“Working from home full-time is an entirely different experience, particularly working from home for an extended period of time, which can be fairly stressful,” said Kevin Luo, Assistant General Counsel; GM, Asia-Pacific R&D Group Legal at Microsoft.
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PayPal battens down hatches, as AUSTRAC lines up next targets
International payments titan PayPal Holdings is ramping up its compliance remediation work as the Australian anti-money laundering regulator considers its next major enforcement targets.
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Westpac agrees to $1.3bn penalty for AML/CTF breaches
Westpac and AUSTRAC have agreed to a $1.3bn penalty for over 23 million alleged breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). The proposed penalty and…
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FinCEN leaks expose personal risk of AML/CTF compliance enforcement
An unprecedented leak of thousands of files from the U.S. government’s most confidential financial intelligence database has shone a spotlight on the world’s $2 trillion-a-year dirty money habit.
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ANALYSIS: FinCEN leaks will shine spotlight on “effectiveness” of global AML/CFT regime
The unlawful release of thousands of files from the U.S. financial intelligence unit’s database will shine a spotlight on the effectiveness of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime, according to consultants with decades of experience in global banks and law enforcement agencies.
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Insights from Thomson Reuters’ CEO: Road Ahead for Regional and Global Organisations
Jackie Rhodes, Managing Director of Thomson Reuters – Asia and Emerging Markets, interviewed Steve Hasker, Thomson Reuters’ President and CEO.
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IMPACT ANALYSIS: Risk and Compliance under a Digital Transformation
What does digital transformation mean? Digital transformations within an organisation usually starts with an ambitious vision, and many issues in risk and compliance need to be considered to make the…
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