POWERED BY MOMENTUM MEDIA
AUSTRAC
Funds management
AUSTRAC has concluded its external audit of Bell Financial Group after more than a year and has released its verdict....
People & Products
AUSTRAC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the Bank of Queensland to improve its compliance with Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financi...
Policy & Regulation
AUSTRAC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from NAB to uplift its compliance with Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws....
Policy & Regulation
AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to three entities within the Bell Financial Group to investigate whether it has met requirements under two anti...
Funds management
The big four bank expects its remediation program related to financial advice is “largely finalised” although it has provision to pay out a further $1.14b in total remedi...
Superannuation
Accused of being the power brokers behind the ousting of former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer, a Parliamentary enquiry has questioned two of the big four banks wh...
Policy & Regulation
AUSTRAC has informed the big four bank that it has identified “serious concerns” with NAB’s compliance of its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing progra...
Financial planning
AUSTRAC will cost the bank $415 million and its goodwill and intangibles associated with Westpac Life Insurance Services will cost $568 million....
Funds management
Only two US banks were fined more than the Australian bank during 2020, with anti-money laundering breaches being the most common cause worldwide....
Outsider
Outsider reckons the guys over at Westpac can relax a little over the record penalty they paid as a result of the bank’s AUSTRAC infringements because JP Morgan Chase and...
Financial planning
According to Fitch Ratings, Westpac’s agreement with AUSTRAC will have no impact on the bank’s ratings as the risk and governance shortcomings have been already factored ...
Policy & Regulation
Westpac has broken new ground, agreeing with AUSTRAC to go to the Federal Court for acceptance of a $1.3 billion penalty relating to its AMLCTF breaches....
Policy & Regulation
Global financial services house, State Street is working with AUSTRAC after receiving a formal infringement notice over weaknesses in its international funds transfer ins...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled it will not be pursuing the Commonwealth Bank over possible AUTRAC-related violations of the Corporatio...
Superannuation
A major industry superannuation has confirmed its involvement as a party in class actions against AMP Limited, the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac....
Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry
MARKET INSIGHTS
Podcast
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....