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Our AML Blog Posts
Our helpful blogs will help you navigate the world of AML compliance.


Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Update for Lawyers
AMLS give an the FATF jurisdiction update in this article from December 2025
4 days ago


What does AMLCO even mean for Law Firm Regulations?
AMLCO means anti-money laundering compliance officer. What does this role mean for law firm compliance?
Oct 30


AUSTRAC’s AML August 2025 Update
AML Sorted have considered AUSTRAC's August AML Update and give their practical thoughts on what to do now
Oct 14


Compliance that works: Preparing your law firm for AUSTRAC’s Tranche 2 reforms
Rhiannon Davies from AML Sorted explains AUSTRAC's Tranche 2 August 2025 updates and what's changing, why it matters and the practical steps you can take now to be ready by July 2026.
Sep 28


What Is the Risk-Based Approach to AML/CTF and How Do You Actually Assess It?
What is the risk-based approach when it comes to AML and CTF requirements from AUSTRAC
Aug 5


Legal Professional Privilege & AML for Australian Law Firms
What does legal professional privilege mean when it comes to filings suspicious matter reports (SMRs)
Jul 30


What a $15M Money Laundering Case Tells Us About the Future
Rhiannon Davies, an AML Compliance specialist at AML Sorted, tells us what the $15 million money laundering case tells us about the future of our legal profession
Jul 23


Why International Sanctions Matter for Australian Law Firms
Simon Harbord writes about Tranche 2 and the impact of International Sanctions
Jul 15


Navigating AUSTRAC's Second AML/CTF Consultation: A Critical Call to Action for Australian Lawyers
Amy Bell and Rhiannon Davies give their executive summary on the urgency of engagement for legal professionals in line with AUSTRAC's second AML/CTF Consultation
Jun 24


Demystifying Source of Funds & Source of Wealth Checks
Amy Bell explains the difference between source of funds and source of wealth
Jun 23


Making Ongoing Monitoring Work in Legal Practice
Making Ongoing Monitoring Work in Legal Practice for CDD and AML
Jun 23


Getting Started with AML: The Four Steps to Smart Client Due Diligence for Australian Law Firms
Getting started with AML - you need to know the four steps to smart CDD. Read on to find out how Australian lawyers can align now for AML obligations.
Jun 23


Rhiannon Davies is Now On The Ground in Australia for AML Sorted!
Rhiannon Davies, AML Sorted and Teal Compliance Associate, lands in Australia to take the lead consultancy role supporting and guiding law firm clients through reforms.
Jun 17


Professional Enabler or Gatekeeper? Reframing the Solicitor's Role in AML Compliance
In law, it's a time to ensure you're not an enabler for financial crime with the CTF and AML compliance. Let's work together to be gatekeepers of crime.
May 30


From Global to Local. How to Use the National Risk Assessment in Your Law Firm
AML Sorted runs risks assessments as part of the full AML compliance programs for its clients in the legal profession - find out more here.
May 15


Dirty Money in Plain Sight: The Real Risk of Cash-Rich Businesses
Dirty money in plain sight - the real risk of cash-rich businesses and how it impacts our communities
Apr 18


What a Risk-Based Approach to AML Really Means, and What it Doesn’t
Forget the Checkbox — This is About Common Sense There’s a lot of talk about applying a “risk-based approach” to anti-money laundering...
Apr 9


AML Training for Law Firms: Who Needs to Know What and Why
AML Training: Not Just a Tick-Box Exercise When AML training is only delivered once a year, and only to a select few, firms are taking a...
Apr 9


Understanding the Three Stages of Money Laundering, and How Law Firms Are Involved
Money laundering is the process of disguising the origins of criminal funds to make them appear legitimate. It’s not just the subject of crime dramas, it’s a real-world risk that impacts the legal sector directly.
Apr 8
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