2024 events

Integrity Insight: Financial Crime Summit

The inaugural Integrity Insight: Financial Crime Summit was a captivating journey into the world of financial integrity. It was a full day of engaging panels and discussions, where thought leaders, experts, and professionals came together to share insights, address challenges, and explore innovative solutions.

This Integrity Insight: Financial Crime Summit was not just an event; it was a collaborative experience crafted to foster dialogue and connection. Our lineup of speakers and panellists, each a trailblazer in their respective fields, guided us through a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape of financial crime.

Throughout the day, attendees immersed themselves in discussions surrounding AML/CTF, fraud, and sanctions. They uncovered the latest trends, understood emerging threats, and discussed effective mitigation strategies.

Read the event booklet.

Seminar on AI and Reporting Obligations under the AML/CTF Act

In June, we held an enlightening seminar exploring the intersection of AI and Reporting Obligations under the AML/CTF Act. Attendees discovered innovative strategies and insights into leveraging artificial intelligence in compliance practices.

Inaugural workshop of the Asia Pacific Forest Crime Network (APFCN)

The Financial Integrity Hub (FIH) hosted the inaugural workshop of the Asia Pacific Forest Crime Network (APFCN). The APFCN is an emergent network of scholars, practitioners, industry experts and civil society stakeholders aligned in their objective of ending illegal logging and harmful deforestation in the Asia Pacific region.

At the July workshop, the focus was on the Papua New Guinean experience and the potential for criminal law mechanisms that target financial crime – including frameworks against money laundering, bribery and corruption, tax evasion, and fraud – to combat illegal logging and deter harmful deforestation.

Event participation was by invitation only, providing an opportunity to network with fellow forest and financial crime experts to shape the future of our planet's forests and the laws designed to protect them.

Financial Crime and the Law: Identifying and Mitigating Risks

In August, we held a webinar on the Efficiency of the Risk-Based Approach: An Edited Collection by the Financial Integrity Hub (FIH).

Speakers:

• Charles Littrell: Economic and Demographic Biases in FATF Mutual Evaluation Results
• Rachel Southworth and Mike Levi: Application of RBA for Financial Crime Risk Management by Banks
• Louis de Koker: FATF's Risk-Based Approach: Has the Pendulum Swung too Far?

Moderator: Isabelle Nichols, Associate Director – Financial Integrity Hub (FIH)

Seminar: AML/CTF for DNFBPs in Australia

In September, we held a seminar on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions in Australia.

This seminar was relevant for:

• legal professionals
• accountants
• real estate professionals
• consultants
• dealers in precious metals and stones.

The seminar comprised two sessions:

• The global framework.
• The proposed AML/CTF reform in Australia and what this means for DNFBPs, including key obligations under the proposed framework.

As the Attorney-General's Department rounds out its consultation process, it is anticipated that the expansion of AML/CTF obligations will soon capture DNFBPs where they provide certain designated services.