This week AUSTRAC and the Australia Federal Police co-hosted the 22nd Annual Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in Canberra. Delegates spent the week discussing ways to bolster regional efforts to combat money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF).
16 Jul 2019
The Fintel Alliance, an AUSTRAC initiative, recently supported law enforcement in tracking down and arresting a criminal syndicate that preys on Australia’s most vulnerable.
Through working in partnership, Fintel Alliance analysts from government agencies and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac provided financial intelligence that allowed police to quickly dismantle the operations of a criminal syndicate in Western Sydney.
5 Jul 2019
An AUSTRAC delegation has spent the week in The Hague, Netherlands to attend the 2019 Egmont Group Plenary.
4 Jul 2019
AUSTRAC is warning the community to be alert to scammers demanding a ‘tax payment’ before funds can be released to their bank account.
The scam involves bogus emails claiming to be from AUSTRAC.They include threats of jail and legal action if the demand is not complied with immediately.
You will never receive direct communications from AUSTRAC as an individual about your financial transactions.
13 Jun 2019
AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to Afterpay Pty Ltd (Afterpay) to examine its compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (the AML/CTF Act).
12 Jun 2019
New case studies show how AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence and regulatory functions help to protect Australia’s financial system from abuse.