Opinions & Analysis

Anti-Money Laundering

Critical Lessons in NAB’s Enforcement Action From AUSTRAC

By Nathan Lynch | 29/07/2025

Australia’s NAB has avoided a potential billion-dollar AML/CTF penalty and closed out a mammoth enforceable undertaking. The case is a masterclass in regulatory remediation, writes Nathan Lynch.

Anti-Money Laundering

IFTI Business: The Story Behind PayPal's Epic Enforceable Undertaking

By Nathan Lynch | 25/07/2025

The completion of PayPal’s Enforceable Undertaking with AUSTRAC brings to a close one of the most extraordinary chapters in AML/CTF supervision.

Liquidity Risk

BOJ Watches JGB Liquidity for Stresses on Risk Management

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 23/07/2025

Japanese regional banks could be especially affected by any deterioration in liquidity, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard.

Anti-Money Laundering

Reputation and Personal Accountability: The Wider Impact of AML/CTF Breaches

By Nathan Lynch | 15/07/2025

Experts say holding executives personally accountable is the key to managing the deep reputational and operational fallout from AML/CTF failures.

Clearing & Post-Trade

APAC CCPs Watch for Market Shift as EMIR Hands Advantage to Eurex

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 15/07/2025

Forcing clearing into Europe could have farther-reaching implications than intended, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard.

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan's PPP Initiatives for Financial Crime Countermeasures and AML/CFT

By Hiroshi Ozaki | 14/07/2025

Japan is leveraging multi-layered public-private partnerships to tackle sophisticated financial crime ahead of its 2028 FATF review.

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Deadline Looms Large for Australian Gatekeeper Professions

By Nathan Lynch | 10/07/2025

Australia’s two-decade tango with the FATF has left “Tranche 2” businesses with little time to waste in the lead-up to 1 July 2026.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Attacks on Iran Pose Complex Challenges for Compliance Teams

By Nathan Lynch | 08/07/2025

The escalating hostility between the US and Iran has heightened the pressure on global financial institutions to combat terrorist financing.

Sustainable Finance

Australian Taxonomy Success Depends on Next Steps

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 08/07/2025

Policy support, investor engagement and transition plans are key to bringing fresh capital in, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard.