- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Martin Woods2020-06-12T16:24:00
By balking at original allegations, Westpac opened itself to infinitely more harm, writes financial crime expert Martin Woods.
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Australian bank Westpac announced it will combine the leadership of its risk and compliance divisions into one position under Ryan Zanin, who joins after most recently serving as executive vice president, chief risk officer at Fannie Mae.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand issued a formal warning to Westpac’s New Zealand branch for failing to report certain transactions as required under local anti-money laundering regulations.
Australia’s financial regulator has identified “serious concerns” with National Australia Bank’s compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules but indicated it won’t fine the bank—for now.
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Anne Morriss, co-author of “Move Fast and Fix Things,” advises compliance officers to tap into curiosity, communicativeness, and comfort with discomfort to build organizational trust, fast.
