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Combatting payment account fraud: Australia’s Scams Prevention Framework

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On February 13, 2025, Australia passed legislation implementing its Scams Prevention Framework (SPF) aimed at protecting Australian consumers from scams. The design of the SPF was informed by a previous consultation which ran...more

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Westpac’s Alleged AML Failures Back in the News

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Internal Investigation Report Stresses Lack of Intentional Misconduct – But the Investigation May Broaden - Westpac Banking Corporation (“Westpac”), Australia’s second largest retail bank, has been besieged by serious...more

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The Australian Government introduces the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crimes) Bill 2019 (Cth) targeting...

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Recently, three of Australia's four largest banks have self-reported breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 2018 admitted fault and agreed to pay a civil...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The debate over waivers WKSI waivers and other similar provisions continued this week. The Commission granted a WKSI waiver to Deutsche Bank despite a guilty plea to criminal felony charges but only over the dissent of...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC announced its first whistleblower award in a retaliation case this week. The agency also brought an insider trading case, an action against an investment adviser, its general counsel and auditor based on a conflict, a...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Thomas indicated that the High Court may at some point consider a question regarding the application of insider trading law in criminal cases and the deference due, if any, to the...more

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