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The ATO has launched an investigation into large-scale GST fraud attempts, which is delaying legitimate refund claims and impacting business cashflow.
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Read moreAUSTRAC claim alleges A$69 billion laundered through Crown Resorts
The Australian anti-money laundering agency has filed a civil claim against Crown Resorts, alleging that A$69 billion was laundered through the business over a five-year period.
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The Australian Greens have introduced legislation in the Senate as part of a broader campaign to pressure the government to push ahead with Tranche 2 of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime
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What can financial services firms do to ensure transparency, accountability, and better oversight over potential money laundering?
Read moreUN Int’l Anti-Corruption Day: The challenge with enhanced due diligence is how it’s implemented
No matter how perfectly crafted an organization’s policies, identifying when enhanced due diligence (EDD) is merited and how fine-tuned its procedures specifying how EDD will be conducted, workplace realities can impact who is undertaking the task and how backlogged their to-do list happens to be.
Read moreTop 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
Read moreCyber 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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