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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Horror 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.
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ATO 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
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Money 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.
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Five 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…
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OPINION: 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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Compliance Clarified – a podcast by Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence is excited to announce the launch of its new podcast, Compliance Clarified. Featuring our in-house experts and thought leaders from across the financial services industry, we…
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SURVEY: Participate in the 12th Annual Cost of Compliance Survey!
Participate in the Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence 12th annual survey on the cost of compliance for regulated firms in the financial services industry.
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Thomson Reuters Wins Two Awards for Best Regulatory Change and Compliance Training Solutions
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence (TRRI) has scooped two coveted industry gongs at the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence during an online ceremony on Wednesday evening. The awards were selected by…
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ASIC slow off the mark as retirees lose millions in Managed Investment Scheme
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched an internal investigation into whether it needed to do more to stop the marketing of Sterling First (Aust) Ltd and associated companies (Sterling First) to vulnerable elderly investors.
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