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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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
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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FinCEN leaks highlight need for “radical” approach to tackling financial crime
Governments need to consider taking more “radical” measures to tackle financial crime threats in the wake of the FinCEN Files, even if there is a risk of “intelligence leakage”, an industry poll has found.
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PayPal battens down hatches, as AUSTRAC lines up next targets
International payments titan PayPal Holdings is ramping up its compliance remediation work as the Australian anti-money laundering regulator considers its next major enforcement targets.
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FinCEN leaks expose personal risk of AML/CTF compliance enforcement
An unprecedented leak of thousands of files from the U.S. government’s most confidential financial intelligence database has shone a spotlight on the world’s $2 trillion-a-year dirty money habit.
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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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