Arctic Intelligence + CA ANZ | Prepare for the AML/CTF Reforms

Building AML/CTF Readiness: Practical Steps For Accounting Firms

Following the strong response to our first session, we are continuing the conversation with a more practical look at how accounting firms can start building real AML/CTF readiness ahead of the 1 July 2026 deadline.

From this date, firms providing designated services will be required to develop and maintain an AML/CTF program tailored to their business. This includes a clear, documented risk assessment covering money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing risks, along with policies, procedures and controls designed to manage those risks and meet your regulatory obligations.

In this session, we move beyond the “what” and focus on the “how”.

Join this free webinar to explore the practical steps your firm can take now to build a compliant AML/CTF program, strengthen your risk assessment approach and avoid common pitfalls as the regulatory landscape evolves.

Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026

Time: 12:00pm (AEST)

Hosted by: Arctic Intelligence and their partner KordaMentha

Cost: Free for CA ANZ members

CA ANZ members may be eligible to receive 1 CPD point by attending or watching this webinar.*

*This webinar may be eligible for CPD hours. Members are requested to please refer to the CPD Regulation (CR7) before logging these hours. Should the member deem this CPD appropriate, they will be responsible for logging the hours themselves. Continuing Professional Development (CR7) - sets out the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for trienniums commencing from 1/7/2021, including the minimum hours required for each designation, what constitutes different categories of CPD, monitoring compliance and the rules for managing non-compliance. For trienniums commencing from 1/7/2024, the new Continuing Professional Development (CR7) sets out the CPD requirements to apply. The former Continuing Professional Development (CR7) sets out the CPD requirements for trienniums commencing prior to 1/7/2021. An hour webinar is 1 CPD point.

CA ANZ Member Benefit Offer

CA ANZ members will receive an exclusive 15%^ introductory discount on Year 1 licensing fees for Arctic Intelligence’s AML Accelerate Platform by quoting CAANZ15PERC

Accounting Professions that are larger, more mature or are looking for more advanced financial crime risk and control management software that can be tailored to your risk management methodology, aligned to specific risk and control indicators, apply weightings to risk indicators and controls, advanced workflow, audit trail, dashboards and analytics and many other sophisticated capabilities, should register for our Risk Assessment Platform discovery workshop.

From 1 July 2026, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) obligations will apply to certain services provided by Accountants.

The key obligations are to:

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Develop and maintain an AML/CTF program tailored to your business:
1. Address ML/TF/PF risks your business may reasonably face based on its nature, size, and complexity
2. Consider who your customers are, the services provided, how services are delivered and country risks
3. Develop and document policies, procedures and controls used to identify, mitigate, and manage risks
4. Implement controls that are appropriate and proportionate to the identified risks
Conduct ML/TF risk awareness training and establish governance and oversight
Conduct customer due diligence
Report certain transactions and suspicious activity
Make and keep records

As a CA ANZ Member Benefits Partner we’ve partnered with Arctic Intelligence, the market leader in financial crime risk and controls assessments and AML/CTF Programs to help our members in preparing for the AML/CTF Reforms through practical guidance, free resources and discounted access to their platforms.

Established over 10-years ago to help regulated businesses strengthen their defences against financial crimes, Arctic Intelligence combines expert-developed content with multi-award-winning risk management platforms including the AML Accelerate Platform and the Risk Assessment Platform, purpose built to help accountants and other gatekeeper professionals in over 20 countries to comply with AML/CTF Laws.

Missed our last webinar?

Preparing for the AML/CTF Reforms

Arctic Intelligence and KordaMentha joined forces to deliver an information packed webinar so you can learn how these reforms impact you and prepare for these prior to the laws coming into effect.

CA ANZ members may be eligible to receive 1 CPD point by attending or watching this webinar.*

*This webinar may be eligible for CPD hours. Members are requested to please refer to the CPD Regulation (CR7) before logging these hours. Should the member deem this CPD appropriate, they will be responsible for logging the hours themselves. Continuing Professional Development (CR7) - sets out the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for trienniums commencing from 1/7/2021, including the minimum hours required for each designation, what constitutes different categories of CPD, monitoring compliance and the rules for managing non-compliance. For trienniums commencing from 1/7/2024, the new Continuing Professional Development (CR7) sets out the CPD requirements to apply. The former Continuing Professional Development (CR7) sets out the CPD requirements for trienniums commencing prior to 1/7/2021. An hour webinar is 1 CPD point.

AML Accelerate Platform

Money laundering, proliferation and terrorism financing risk assessment and AML/CTF Policy platform designed for small and medium sized businesses and tailored to accounting professionals and other gatekeeper professions and AML/CTF laws in over 75 countries.

CA ANZ Members are eligible for a 15% Year 1 Discount by applying the following discount code: CAANZ15PERC

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Risk Assessment Platform

Fully configurable financial crime risk assessment platform designed for smaller accounting professions that want to use out-of-the-box or medium to larger accounting professionals that want to tailor their own risk and control models, digitise their approach, and/or conduct automated data driven risk assessments across their organisation.

Use our purpose-built risk and control module

Testimonials

“Very impressed with the technology and how easy it was to navigate. I did not have any prior training with the platform, however it only took a couple of pages to understand how it works.” — Craigs Investment Partners

“Following a full compliance review, we selected the Arctic Intelligence AML Accelerate platform to assist us with our AML compliance. We needed an efficient and user-friendly way to keep on top of our in-house procedures, risk assessments and the ever-evolving regulatory responsibilities.” — Chief Executive Officer, Castle Harbour Securities

“If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance. Paying for the right tools, systems and resources always pays off!” — Legal & Compliance Officer, Unity Bank

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^ 15% Discount applies on Year 1 licensing fees to the AML Accelerate platform only for CAANZ Members by using the code CAANZ15PERC. Offer expires 31 December 2026.

CA ANZ members may be eligible to receive 1 CPD point and receive an exclusive 15%^ introductory discount on Year 1 licensing fees for Arctic Intelligence’s AML Accelerate platform.

CA ANZ Members can sign up for an obligation-free 14-day free trial by using this URL: https://caanz.amlaccelerate.com/account/register.aspx

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