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Stay ahead with exclusive insights designed for established entities navigating the complexities of the AML/CTF regime. Our expert-driven content covers regulatory updates, best practices, and actionable strategies to enhance your compliance framework.

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When compliance meets international politics: sanctions imposed by major jurisdictions

Insight

For years, sanctions compliance has largely operated on a simple assumption: when a major jurisdiction imposes sanctions, companies identify their exposure and take steps to comply. Historically, that process was relatively straightforward. However, latest expansion of US pressure on Iran, combined with China’s increasingly assertive use of its blocking and counter-sanctions laws, has introduced new complexity and risk.

Neil Jeans

| 6 min read | 26 Aug 2026

Eight key changes to the new AML/CTF Rules for existing entities

Client Alert

The final amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Rules, published on 30 August 2025, introduce a series of structural and operational changes following extensive consultation by AUSTRAC and industry feedback.

Neil Jeans

| 5 min read | 05 Sep 2025

Understanding changes to AML/CTF obligations and the Privacy Act for reporting entities

Insight

Understanding changes to AML/CTF obligations and the Privacy Act: what reporting entities need to know.

| 7 min read | 22 Jun 2026

Understanding recent changes to the AML/CTF legislation and what reporting entities need to know

Insight

Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) regime continues to experience change.

| 11 min read | 13 Apr 2026

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

Insight

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

Virtual asset service providers

INSIGHT | EXISTING ENTITIES

The current AML/CTF regime only extends to digital currency exchanges regulating exchanges between digital currency and fiat currency. The new Act introduces significant amendments to extend coverage to a broader range of virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) through a revised set designated service.

| 10 min read | 11 Mar 2025

Understanding value transfer chains

INSIGHT | EXISTING ENTITIES

The revised Australian AML/CTF Act 2024 introduces the concept of value transfer chains to enhance transparency and traceability in value transfers, including money, virtual assets, and property.

| 8 min read | 11 Mar 2025

Introducing the Reporting Group concept

INSIGHT | EXISTING ENTITIES

The revised Australian AML/CTF Act 2024 introduces the concept of a 'reporting group,' which allows related entities to manage and mitigate common AML/CTF risks more efficiently by sharing compliance responsibilities and resources. This concept aims to streamline compliance efforts and enhance the overall effectiveness of AML/CTF measures across related entities.

| 7 min read | 03 Mar 2025

International Value Transfer Services explained

INSIGHT | EXISTING ENTITIES

The International Funds Transfer Instruction (IFTI) reporting regime is a critical component of AML/CTF framework. It requires certain businesses to report international funds transfers to AUSTRAC.

| 7 min read | 03 Mar 2025

Initial Customer Due Diligence requirements

INSIGHT | EXISTING ENTITIES

Australia's AML reforms are transitioning the initial Customer Due Diligence (CDD) requirements from the AML/CTF Rules to the AML/CTF Act, focusing on an outcomes-based framework to enhance clarity and effectiveness of CDD processes.