New Russian sanctions have serious implications for global supply chains
To mitigate legal risks, any businesses potentially exposed to Russian clients or suppliers should perform ad hoc sanctions screenings immediately, and be alert to the evolving situation.

This involves checking that any individuals, organisations or third parties you are dealing with are not subject these new sanctions.

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Non-individual customers can present a higher level of risk than individual customers.

Verifying the identity of the beneficial owners behind a complex business structure requires much greater due diligence.

One key obligation is to consider the various risks these beneficial owners may pose to your business and the Australian community.
The challenges behind non-individual customers
In a recent report […]

We have recently announced that Optus is the first company to provide partial CCR account data to credit bureaus.

As partial CCR data does not include a customer’s repayment history, its important credit providers understand how to interpret the data.

In light of this, we would like to explain exactly what this data represents and how it […]

The world’s foreign exchange market is one of the most traded financial markets, with an average turnover of a staggering $6.6 trillion per day.

Within that market, the Australian dollar has a significant share of traded currencies, and is increasingly susceptible to fraud, AML/CTF and compliance risks.

Today, more than ever, the demand for faster and easier […]

AUSTRAC has released a risk assessment of the Non-Bank Lending and Financing sector (NBLFs).

This insightful report has confirmed AUSTRAC’s overall assessment of the money laundering and terrorism funding risk for NBLFs as medium, however specific risks that need to be considered are identified.

The main threat faced by NBLFs is fraud, particularly loan application fraud, identity […]

For more than half a century, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other widely endorsed conventions have established a global framework for promoting respect for human rights.

Despite these worthy initiatives, the ability to deter human rights violations and enforce international accountability for those responsible for such abuses, have proven to be significant […]

New reforms to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act have now come into effect.
According to AUSTRAC, the reforms aim to streamline compliance and help protect business from money laundering, terrorism financing and other serious crimes. Customer identification procedures are a key feature of the changes.

These include:

New circumstances in which reporting entities may rely […]