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Time’s up: AUSTRAC to get tough on AML/CTF laggards

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By Sam McKeith Verified
| australianconveyancer.com.au
AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas has cautioned that conveyancers not yet part of Australia’s new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime face looming regulatory action, after the enrolment deadline closed on July 29. Under the new Tranche 2 AML/CTF regime – the biggest conveyancing industry overhaul in decades – practitioners were given a 28-day window to enrol with the financial crime regulator after the landmark reforms commenced last month.
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Deposit flicking: Real estate agents urged to cease and desist

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By Sam McKeith Verified
| australianconveyancer.com.au
THE Real Estate Institute of NSW has warned agents of “serious concerns” about transferring property deposits to third parties in the midst of an official probe into deposit flicking. The contentious practice has sparked a NSW Fair Trading investigation amongst concerns agents are using emerging e-solutions to avoid new AML/CTF laws by shifting deposits.
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‘Contentious settlement solution’ under the microscope

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By Sam McKeith Verified
| australianconveyancer.com.au
CONCERNS have widened about the controversial practice of deposit flicking by real estate agents, with the issue now on the radar of Victorian conveyancers. The practice, where a real estate agent transfers a property deposit to a third party until settlement, has sparked concerns in NSW of financial risk and AML/CTF non-compliance.
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