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Nick Xenophon: bank CEOs should face jail if found guilty of money laundering | Nick Xenophon: bank CEOs should face jail if found guilty of money laundering |
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Senator says fines not enough after allegations Commonwealth Bank failed to comply with counter-terrorism financing laws | |
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Bank CEOs, executives and directors could be jailed if found to be recklessly breaching the law under a proposal being touted by a crossbench senator. | Bank CEOs, executives and directors could be jailed if found to be recklessly breaching the law under a proposal being touted by a crossbench senator. |
Nick Xenophon believes fines are sometimes not enough, citing the 53,000 “egregious” offences being levelled against the Commonwealth Bank. | Nick Xenophon believes fines are sometimes not enough, citing the 53,000 “egregious” offences being levelled against the Commonwealth Bank. |
The South Australian senator said the allegations that they failed to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws were damning and suggested an “appalling lack of risk management” and almost a “contemptuous disregard for the law”. | The South Australian senator said the allegations that they failed to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws were damning and suggested an “appalling lack of risk management” and almost a “contemptuous disregard for the law”. |
The federal government’s financial intelligence unit, Austrac, has launched civil proceedings against CBA in the federal court. | The federal government’s financial intelligence unit, Austrac, has launched civil proceedings against CBA in the federal court. |
“They made a lot of money out of this and sometimes a fine is not enough,” Xenophon told reporters in Canberra on Sunday. “Sometimes a jail term needs to be on the agenda.” | “They made a lot of money out of this and sometimes a fine is not enough,” Xenophon told reporters in Canberra on Sunday. “Sometimes a jail term needs to be on the agenda.” |
He is working with colleagues on the issue and will consider introducing a private bill to ensure there is a chain of responsibility for big corporations. | He is working with colleagues on the issue and will consider introducing a private bill to ensure there is a chain of responsibility for big corporations. |
The buck stops with the CEO and the board, he said. | The buck stops with the CEO and the board, he said. |
“Right now, getting a multimillion dollar fine for the Commonwealth Bank is really a bit like being slapped with a piece of wet lettuce,” he said. | “Right now, getting a multimillion dollar fine for the Commonwealth Bank is really a bit like being slapped with a piece of wet lettuce,” he said. |
“If you’re fair dinkum about changing the culture of an organisation, sometimes the spectre of a jail term might sharpen their thinking.” | “If you’re fair dinkum about changing the culture of an organisation, sometimes the spectre of a jail term might sharpen their thinking.” |
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