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On 29 September 2006 the New Zealand Commerce Commission fined Westpac NZ$5.1 million for hidden foreign transaction fees, with most of the fine being reimbursement to affected customers, in the order of 12% of the fees actually charged. All other banks operating in New Zealand had either already been fined or were awaiting a court case.
cash transactions of A$10,000 or more, or foreign currency of that value, international funds transfer instructions, either into or out of Australia, of any amount, and; suspicious transactions of any kind, being transactions the dealer may reasonably suspect of being part of tax evasion or crime, or might assist in a prosecution.
In 1992, the requirement to file suspicious activity reports (as well as the accompanying implied gag order) in the United States was added by Section 1517(b) of the Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act (part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102–550, 106 Stat. 3762, 4060).
Westpac Banking Corporation, also known as Westpac, is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, New South Wales. [ 2 ] Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales , it acquired the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1981 before being renamed to Westpac Banking Corporation ...
The section Westpac New Zealand should have its own article Westpac New Zealand. This would be consistent with other subsidiaries of Westpac, such as St George Bank, having their own article and also with equivalent Australian owned New Zealand banks also having separate articles to their parent. Being subject to the New Zealand's regulator ...
Forum Group was an Australian managed services provider offering integrated B2B solutions, [1] including IT, [2] print, environment, [3] [4] fleet [5] and security. [6] Founded in 2011 in St Leonards, New South Wales, the business soon became the most elaborate front for a $400m fraud that competes with that of Christopher Skase. [7]
Banking in Australia is dominated by four major banks: Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and National Australia Bank.There are several smaller banks with a presence throughout the country which includes Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Suncorp Bank, [1] and a large number of other financial institutions, such as credit unions, building societies and mutual banks ...
In 2009, FINTRAC estimated that the amount of money laundered on an annual basis is somewhere between $5 and $15 billion. [8] FINTRAC publishes annual results, quarterly updates, performance reports, and notices. [9] FINTRAC analyzes approximately 19 million transactions per year. [10] In 2017, FINTRAC made 2,000 disclosures to police forces. [10]