Region: Australia

The former chief investigator at the UK’s anti-fraud agency has been unveiled as the first director of Guernsey’s new economic crime unit, and the head of the National Security Division is leaving the DOJ.

15 June 2021

09 June 2021

08 June 2021

Australia’s corporate regulator has launched the first criminal prosecution against an auditor for failing to meet auditing standards in their work for a now-collapsed local investment fund.

08 June 2021

The National Australia Bank has said it is under investigation by the country’s financial intelligence agency for allegedly failing to comply with anti-money laundering requirements.

07 June 2021

11 May 2021

05 May 2021

The search for a permanent replacement, led by chief legal officer Barbara Levi, is ongoing.

23 April 2021

30 March 2021

Australian companies should be wary of employees circumventing internal reporting structures and going straight to the securities regulator with allegations of market misconduct following the release of a new immunity policy.

17 March 2021