Australia’s key financial regulators have made a surprise decision to target economic recovery and resilience as one of their principal goals for the year ahead.
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Once-in-a-decade opportunity to improve NZ’s anti-money laundering regime
Ahead of the Anti-Money Laundering Online Conference, Gary Hughes examines the Statutory Review of New Zealand’s AML/CFT regime.
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Top four regions for bribery and corruption revealed: Global Fraud and Risk Report 2021
The top four regions in terms of the threat of bribery and corruption have been identified as the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific
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Cyber crime spreads in Australia as COVID-19 pushes more people online
Australia reported on Wednesday a 13% jump in cyber crime in the past year.
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GCs need to focus on corruption risk as offices reopen
General Counsel need to greet their organisation’s office reopening with increased vigilance regarding the management of the risk of corruption.
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Australian senators push for inquiry into money laundering laws
Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill is set to call a vote on Wednesday for a broad-ranging inquiry into the “adequacy and efficacy” of Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) framework.
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Cost of Compliance 2021: Shaping the Future
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence has carried out its 12th annual survey on the cost of compliance, focusing on the challenges the compliance functions at financial services firms around the world expect to face in the year ahead.…
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Credit Suisse board knew about cumulative risk weaknesses
The multibillion dollar losses suffered by Credit Suisse following the collapse of Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital may well rank among the most significant risk and compliance failures of the past decade.
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Speed, volume of regulatory change continue to challenge firms in Asia – poll
The pace and volume of regulatory change will be the single greatest challenges for compliance officers across the Asia-Pacific region in 2021.
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Inside AML: How Australia’s banks joined forces to break open a “cuckoo smurfing” syndicate
Australia’s world-leading Fintel Alliance has secured a major win in the fight against organised financial crime, after teaming up with state police for a “week of action” on cuckoo smurfing.
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