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The corporate regulator saw over $2 million in criminal penalties in 2021/22, up from $151,000 in the previous year....

Financial planning

Civil penalties totalled $159.8 million during the second half of 2020 for the corporate regulator including seven Royal Commission investigations that totalled $77.65 mi...

Financial planning

AUSTRAC will cost the bank $415 million and its goodwill and intangibles associated with Westpac Life Insurance Services will cost $568 million....

Funds management

Only two US banks were fined more than the Australian bank during 2020, with anti-money laundering breaches being the most common cause worldwide....

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