On Tuesday the Federal Court in Putrajaya denied Najib’s final appeal and ordered the former prime minister to serve a 12-year prison sentence.
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Nathan Lynch
Manager, Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Asia-Pacific
Nathan Lynch is an experienced writer, public speaker, manager and technology enthusiast in the field of financial regulation and risk management. At Thomson Reuters, Nathan leads a team of experts who provide breaking news, deep analysis and practical guidance to risk practitioners in the global financial services sector.
Nathan manages Thomson Reuters’ award-winning Regulatory Intelligence team across the Asia-Pacific region, tracking developments in financial services law, regulation, financial crime and risk management.
Nathan has been involved in building innovative, tech-based businesses in the financial services “regtech” sector — including Complinet Australia and the Thomson Reuters Risk business.
Posts by Nathan Lynch
Scrutiny Builds on Australian Casino Sector, as Star Stands in Regulator’s Spotlight
Star Entertainment Group, looks set to join Crown Resorts in the regulators’ crosshairs.
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How Launderers Exploit Australia’s Lax Real Estate Laws to Infiltrate Banks
International money launderers are exploiting Australia’s continuing failure to pass “Tranche 2” laws, which has allowed them to defeat banks’ anti-crime controls
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AMP Reinvents Advice Model in Wake of Bruising Royal Commission Findings
The company said the new service model, with its aligned advice network, would mark a “new era for financial advice at AMP”.
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Crown Should Lose Gaming Licence Due to Systemic Compliance Failures: Laundering Probe
Money laundering concerns have dominated the inquiry, which looked at the extent to which Crown failed to address its financial crime risks.
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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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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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ANALYSIS: FinCEN leaks will shine spotlight on “effectiveness” of global AML/CFT regime
The unlawful release of thousands of files from the U.S. financial intelligence unit’s database will shine a spotlight on the effectiveness of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime, according to consultants with decades of experience in global banks and law enforcement agencies.
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Targeting Whistleblowers: How the Pursuit of Individuals Will Affect the New Regulatory Regime
Controversial legal cases in Australia against whistleblowers and the associated raids on media outlets have had a detrimental effect on the country’s whistleblowing regime, according to two-thirds of participants in…
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