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Podcast Shifting mindset from compliance to strong change management

In this episode of Beyond the Numbers with Grant Thornton, we welcome back AML/CTF experts Neil Jeans and Katherine Shamai. They unpack AUSTRAC’s starter kits, share practical tips for embedding compliance into business culture, and explain why it’s critical to start mapping out your designated services now.

| 20 min listen | 04 Feb 2026

Insight AUSTRAC AML/CTF Starter Programs: a clear and cost-effective pathway to compliance

The AUSTRAC AML/CTF Starter Programs provide a structured pathway to achieving AML/CTF compliance that will significantly reduce the effort and cost of AML/CTF compliance for entities required to meet AML/CTF obligations under Tranche 2.

| 8 min read | 02 Feb 2026

Insight Building a compliance culture: preparing for Australia’s 2026 AML/CTF reform

As Australia prepares for the landmark Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) reforms – set to take effect in the coming months – businesses across sectors face a pivotal moment not just to comply with how to manage financial crime risk, but to transform themselves for the better. The real challenge lies in building a culture that embeds AML obligations into the DNA of an organisation.

| 6 min read | 29 Jan 2026

Insight How leadership teams can prepare for the new Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Funding (AML/CTF) laws

How leadership teams can implement effective ML/TF risk management, ongoing AML/CTF compliance, and the successful definition and embedding of an organisation's AML/CTF compliance culture.

| 6 min read | 08 Dec 2025

Insight Choosing the right AML/CTF service provider in a changing landscape

Grant Thornton is a leading specialist in AML/CTF risk management and can assist businesses by providing tailored AML/CTF risk management and compliance services

| 4 min read | 05 Nov 2025

Insight Moving from Designated Business Group to the Reporting Group model

The AML Reforms introduce the concept of a 'reporting group'—a flexible model that allows both related and unrelated entities to manage and mitigate ML/TF risks under a single, comprehensive AML/CTF Program.

| 5 min read | 16 Sep 2025

Insight The introduction of Value Transfer Services

The introduction of Value Transfer Service obligations under Australia’s AML/CTF reforms significantly broadens the scope of compliance requirements, affecting a wide range of businesses and requiring new processes, technology, and training.

| 6 min read | 16 Sep 2025

Insight Know Your Customer: From simplicity comes complexity

Australia’s AML/CTF reforms represent a fundamental shift from a prescriptive, compliance-based regime to a flexible, outcomes-focused framework – prioritising the effective prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing, rather than merely following prescriptive rules.

| 6 min read | 15 Sep 2025

Insight How to practically achieve AML/CTF compliance for the Legal Industry

Australia has commenced reforming its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) regime including the ‘Tranche 2’ reforms, which expand AML/CTF compliance to apply to additional professions including lawyers.

| 6 min read | 12 Sep 2025

Insight How to practically achieve AML/CTF compliance for the real estate industry

Australia has commenced reforming its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) regime including the ‘Tranche 2’ reforms, which expand AML/CTF compliance to apply to additional professions including real estate agents and conveyancers.

| 6 min read | 12 Sep 2025

Insight How to implement an outcomes-focused AML/CTF program

The AML/CTF Reforms require reporting entities to develop and maintain AML/CTF policies that achieve both ML/TF/PF risk mitigation and management as well as AML/CTF compliance.

| 4 min read | 28 Aug 2025

Insight Strengthening ADIs through better governance and strategy

ADIs are navigating regulatory reform, digital transformation, and rising fraud risks by strengthening governance, modernising infrastructure, and aligning strategy with compliance to drive resilience and long-term value.