“In today’s world, zero non-compliance is the norm,” warns Vishal Parekh, Regional Head, South Asia and South-East Asia at Thomson Reuters. “No one wants to be in that bucket of…
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Crown Resorts in AML crosshairs as AUSTRAC’s enforcement team eyes next target
Australia’s largest casino operator is facing enforcement action from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) following a 12-month review of its compliance controls that began in September 2019.
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Afterpay escapes enforcement action over millions of ‘technical’ AML breaches
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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Budget: Super trustees – new best “financial” interests duty
The Government has announced that it will legislate to compel trustees of APRA-regulated superannuation funds to act in the best “financial” interests of their members.
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2020-21 Federal Budget: “all about jobs” plus record deficit, big spending, backdated tax cuts and more
On Tuesday, 6 October 2020, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2020-21 Federal Budget, his second Budget.
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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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Benefits of automation for statutory reporting: How are you preparing your cashflow statements?
When the next draft of financial statements is due, how quickly can you update your cashflow statements?
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