Each time a challenger takes ASIC or AFCA to court, it is always telling to see how it plays out. Essentially, we get to learn more about the reach of their powers.
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FinCEN leaks highlight need for “radical” approach to tackling financial crime
Governments need to consider taking more “radical” measures to tackle financial crime threats in the wake of the FinCEN Files, even if there is a risk of “intelligence leakage”, an industry poll has found.
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Geopolitical impacts on global supply chains
Most of the time, supply chains work seamlessly. That is, until a geopolitical stressor exposes the weaknesses of a system with too much efficiency and not enough resilience.
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Regulation of Auditing: Senate Committee report tabled
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has tabled its final report into the Regulation of Auditing in Australia.
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Tranche too hard: Australia edges forward with glacial AML/CTF law reform agenda
Australia has revived its sclerotic anti-money laundering (AML) law reform program with the long-awaited “Phase 1.5” legislation moving through the federal Lower House.
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Cost of Compliance Report 2020: COVID-19 Update
Thomson Reuters has released its Cost of Compliance 2020: COVID-19 Update, in addition to its unparalleled 11th Regulatory Intelligence Cost of Compliance Report.
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WEBINAR: Beyond the FinCEN files: Building a better framework for financial intelligence
Beyond the FinCEN files: Building a better framework for financial intelligence. Hear from global experts on the future agenda for AML/CTF compliance.
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ASIC Chair stands aside pending review into relocation expenses
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
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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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