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.
Read moreMoving away from spreadsheets: 3 ways to automate your tax process
Keep using spreadsheets? Sure, they have their place, but it’s more for certain types of tasks, not necessarily for everything that you’re trying to do.
Read moreRegtech: The Governance Lifecycle
By Susannah Hammond and Mike Cowan from Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence It is estimated that the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation by as much as three years. Regulatory technology (regtech)…
Read moreSpeed, 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.
Read moreInside 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.
Read moreHorror in Honduras: The Apocalyptic Alliance — a hidden world of money laundering
In this series of articles, international financial crime expert Robert Mazur explores the risks to financial institutions — and the United States as a whole — presented by the current administration in Honduras.
Read moreATO using its access powers to assist with challenging legal professional privilege
CUB Australia Holding Pty Ltd v FCT [2021] FCA 43 marks the first addition to the body of case law regarding legal professional privilege (LPP) for 2021
Read moreMoney laundering by gambling: Regulatory gap or green light?
News of Barangaroo Crown Casino’s alleged non-compliance with AML/CTF laws late last year raises the perennial question of how to best regulate the gambling industry.
Read moreFive key risks for firms 2021
2020 was a year of crisis management and 2021 looks set to be a year of learning the lessons and re-assessing the “how” as well as the “what” for firms…
Read moreOPINION: Ten things compliance officers in Asia-Pacific must do this year
2020 saw landmark enforcement actions from regulators across Asia-Pacific as financial institutions across the region paid $5.1 billion in fines for anti-money laundering failures.
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