ASIC Chair, James Shipton, has stood aside pending a review into relocation expenses, including for income tax advice paid for by ASIC.
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FinCEN leaks mark inflection point for international AML regime, says former DEA agent
The leak of the FinCEN Files has highlighted the ineffectiveness of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime in terms of securing law enforcement outcomes and should trigger a fundamental review, a former senior U.S. law enforcement supervisory special agent has said
Read moreStatutory Financial Reporting in Shared Services: Best Practices from Capgemini to Centralise, Standardise and Automate the Process
“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…
Read moreCrown 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.
Read moreAfterpay 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.
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreBudget: 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.
Read more2020-21 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.
Read morePayPal 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.
Read moreWestpac 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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