Australian bank CBA admits to multiple money laundering failings
13th December 2017
Australian bank CBA admits to multiple money laundering failings
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has admitted to a number of compliance failings brought against it by regulator Austrac, but denied it was guilty of all the accusations. CBA landed in trouble after it emerged criminals and terror financiers had used its intelligent deposit machines (IDMs) to funnel illicit… Read More
Australia establishes deferred prosecution agreements
8th December 2017
Australia establishes deferred prosecution agreements
KYC360 News Australia has established its deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) scheme which will enable prosecutors and firms suspected of wrong doing to negotiate settlements instead of going through the trial process, said the Ministry of Justice. Under a DPA, firms would have to abide by certain conditions, such as payment… Read More
Reporting corruption could end our careers, say some Australian police
5th December 2017
Reporting corruption could end our careers, say some Australian police
One in five Victoria police say reporting corruption could cost their job By Calla Wahlquist, Guardian One in five Victoria police employees say they would not report corruption even if they witnessed it and another one in five said they feared losing their job if they reported corruption, according to… Read More
Australia, Philippines to lead new regional counter-terror funding group
23rd November 2017
Australia, Philippines to lead new regional counter-terror funding group
KYC360 News Australian regulator Austrac and the Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) are to co-lead a new counter terrorism funding (CFT) regional group. The South East Asia Counter Terrorism Financing Working Group (SEA CTFWG) aims to focus on preventing terrorists from gaining access to banks and receiving funds… Read More
Australia: Bank enforces deposit limits following money laundering scandal
20th November 2017
Australia: Bank enforces deposit limits following money laundering scandal
KYC360 News The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to introduce caps on the amount customers can deposit as part of new plans to fulfill its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing obligations. The bank has come under pressure to reform its compliance structures after it was found criminals and… Read More
Australia: Rebel lawmakers vow to force inquiry into banks
20th November 2017
Australia: Rebel lawmakers vow to force inquiry into banks
20 November 2017 By Tom Westbrook, REUTERS Rebel government lawmakers in Australia vowed on Monday to force a powerful inquiry into the country’s scandal-hit banking sector, further turmoil for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as he languishes in the polls amid a citizenship crisis. The threatened move is a major… Read More
Banking: Australia’s NAB finds weaknesses in money laundering controls
15th November 2017
Banking: Australia’s NAB finds weaknesses in money laundering controls
By Paulina Duran, REUTERS National Australia Bank has found weaknesses in systems that monitor customers as part of a programme to comply with money-laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws, and flagged further problems could be discovered. The revelation, buried in a note to NAB’s 162-page annual report on Tuesday, comes as… Read More
Australia citizenship ‘crisis’: deputy PM out, government loses majority
27th October 2017
Australia citizenship ‘crisis’: deputy PM out, government loses majority
GUARDIAN The Australian deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, and four senators have been ruled ineligible to sit in parliament by the high court, with only the National party’s Matt Canavan and NXT’s Nick Xenophon surviving a challenge that has hung over seven parliamentarians since their dual citizenship was discovered in… Read More
Australia publishes draft laws for relaxed fintech regulation
24th October 2017
Australia publishes draft laws for relaxed fintech regulation
24 October 2017 By Byron Kaye, REUTERS The Australian government published draft laws on Tuesday that would let financial technology companies operate without a full licence, a measure it said would encourage innovation without compromising existing levels of consumer protection. The draft laws would let companies test “a broad scope… Read More
Australia: Coalition, Labor oppose federal inquiry into Crown allegations
19th October 2017
Australia: Coalition, Labor oppose federal inquiry into Crown allegations
The Turnbull government and Labor have expressed their opposition to a crossbench push for a Senate inquiry into casinos after whistleblowers’ explosive allegations of wrongdoing by Crown Resorts. Earlier on Thursday the Greens rounded on Labor, noting its support would be sufficient to set up the inquiry and accusing the… Read More
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