By Martin Woods2020-05-05T16:59:00
If a bank or a firm cannot execute on the simple things, such as cash transaction reporting, there is little reason to be confident of compliance in other more complex and challenging areas.
2020-09-25T15:53:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Westpac is bracing for a record AUD$1.3 billion (U.S. $912.6 million) civil penalty issued by Australia’s financial crime regulator related to a money-laundering scandal and the facilitation of child exploitation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
2020-06-12T16:24:00Z By Martin Woods
By balking at original allegations, Westpac opened itself to infinitely more harm, writes financial crime expert Martin Woods.
2020-06-05T16:27:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
An internal report outlining compliance failures by Australia-based financial institution Westpac that led to 23 million breaches of the country’s AML/CTF laws concluded “a mix of technology and human error” were to blame.
2025-08-21T18:58:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against LA Fitness’ parent companies, citing difficulties canceling memberships, a month after a court blocked the agency’s click-to-cancel rule.
2025-08-20T21:22:00Z By Adrianne Appel
CVS’s Caremark division knowingly overcharged Medicare for prescription drugs and must pay nearly $290 million, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ordered.
2025-08-18T14:12:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The owner of a water machine vending company and a portfolio manager were allegedly behind a Ponzi-like scheme that raised more than $275 million, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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