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Risk Watch


Risk and internal control reviews for business processes.

    Shine a Light on Fraud

    Identifying fraud has always been an important goal for organisations across the globe.  Fraud is often difficult to detect and even more difficult to investigate. Poor internal systems allow fraud to flourish. The biggest motivation is greed. The current economic turmoil is pushing fraud detection higher on everyone’s priority list.

    Integrating BUSINESS and CLINICAL management

    In today’s health and aged care environment there are potential problems on a number of fronts. Connectivity, integration and convergence are all forcing providers to do much more with much less.

    The challenge is to continue providing high quality care using astute business models. The key is to strengthen risk management and resilience and achieve long term sustainability.

    Forensic advisory services

    Moore Stephens Sydney has a team of highly skilled professionals who specialise in all aspects of fraud prevention and investigation.
    It is without surprise that with Australia going into recession, businesses are reviewing the cost of doing business in order to survive the turbulent times. Regulators on the other hand are becoming stricter and we are seeing a wave of regulations in the market.

    Australia has passed extensive legislation aimed at tightening the net around those who would otherwise seek to launder money and/or finance terrorism.  This law is known as the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (the Act) which received Royal Assent on 12 December 2006. 

    AUSTRAC alert

    By 31 March credit unions are required to lodge their Anti-Money Laundering / Counter Terrorist Funding (AML / CTF) Compliance Report for the year ending 31 December 2008.

    Has your risk profile changed?

    The Department of Treasury and Finance has recently written to all Departmental Secretaries alerting them to the findings and recommendations contained in the Ombudsman’s report on probity controls at certain public hospitals.

    Student loans alert

    Recently some higher education providers have received advice from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) that their activities are subject to the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Act 2006 (the Act).

    Austrac Alert

    On 31 March fund managers are required to lodge their Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Compliance Reports for the year ended 31 December 2008 to Austrac.