Expert compliance for growing businesses.
Australia’s AML/CTF regime now covers accountants, lawyers, real estate professionals and remitters. We carry the compliance burden for you: from program build to managed BAU, independent evaluations and staff training.
Melbourne · servicing nationally · advice-first
Are your obligations in place?
- Enrol on the AUSTRAC Reporting Entity Roll
- Appoint an AML/CTF compliance officer
- Complete a business-wide ML/TF/PF risk assessment
- Maintain a written, board-approved AML/CTF program
- Run customer due diligence before every designated service
Missed the 1 July 2026 commencement? Late enrolment with documented remediation is the right path. We’ll manage it.
Get the free AML/CTF Readiness Checklist →Why Kestrel
AML/CTF is the only thing we do
Program build, managed compliance, independent evaluation and training: nothing else competes for our attention.
Built for four regulated sectors
Accountants, law firms, real estate professionals and remittance providers, each with a segment-specific playbook.
Advice-first, fixed fee
A 15-minute scoping call and a fixed-fee proposal before any work begins: no hourly surprises.
What AML/CTF compliance means for your business.
A short introduction to Australia’s AML/CTF reforms and how we help reporting entities meet their obligations.
Who we help
Segment-specialised playbooks for each kind of reporting entity.
Accountants & tax practices
Designated services, risk profile and obligations mapped to your practice.
Explore →Law firms
Designated services, risk profile and obligations mapped to your practice.
Explore →Real estate professionals
Designated services, risk profile and obligations mapped to your practice.
Explore →Remittance service providers
Designated services, risk profile and obligations mapped to your practice.
Explore →How we help
Four modules across the reporting-entity lifecycle.
Program build & advisory
Designated-service assessment, ML/TF/PF risk assessment, and a written AML/CTF program tailored to your business. A defined, fixed-scope engagement.
Learn more →Managed compliance
Ongoing compliance-officer support, CDD reviews, reporting assistance and annual refreshes on a capped monthly retainer.
Learn more →Independent evaluations and audit
Impartial evaluation of your whole AML/CTF program against the Act and AUSTRAC guidance, the independent review the reforms now require.
Learn more →Training & education
AML/CTF training for all staff, front-line teams and compliance officers: live webinars and on-demand courses.
Learn more →Training & education
AML/CTF training your staff actually need.
Staff training is an ongoing statutory obligation. Our on-demand courses and live webinars help you meet it, with a certificate of completion for your program records.
Awareness training
All staff at a reporting entity
Front-line CDD
On-demand modules for onboarding teams
Compliance officer
Governance, oversight and reporting
Sector bootcamps
Live workshops per segment
Now live
Altego: AML/CTF operations software for Tranche 2 reporting entities.
Altego brings transaction monitoring, KYC screening records, case management and AUSTRAC reporting into one auditable workflow, modelled on the reformed AML/CTF Act. It is built by Altren Group, with regulatory content developed with Kestrel Assurance. Plans start from $149 a month (ex GST), with no per-alert or per-verification charges.
Transaction monitoring
Threshold, pattern and behavioural rules, with every trigger versioned
KYC and screening
Checks recorded by your staff, with sanctions and PEP results kept as one history
Case management
Alerts become cases with owners, deadlines and the evidence attached
AUSTRAC reporting
TTR and IFTI-DRA files prepared for lodgement in AUSTRAC Online
Audit trail
Who did what and when, for a reviewer to reconstruct later
Australian hosted
Hosted in Sydney
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my business is captured?
The regime regulates designated services, not professions. If you provide services like managing client money, forming companies or trusts, conveyancing, or brokering property, you are likely captured. Our 2-minute checker and a designated-service assessment confirm your position.
I missed the 1 July 2026 deadline. What now?
Late enrolment with a documented remediation plan is the right path. We help you enrol, stand up a compliant program, and evidence the steps you've taken. Acting now is far better than continuing unregistered.
What does a program build involve?
A designated-service assessment, a business-wide ML/TF/PF risk assessment, and a written AML/CTF program with policies, CDD procedures and governance, tailored to your practice and delivered to a fixed scope.
Do you provide legal advice?
No. We provide AML/CTF compliance services and general information. Legal advice on specific transactions or regulatory interpretation remains with qualified legal counsel; we refer where appropriate.
Do you issue a certificate of completion?
Yes. You receive a certificate of completion for each course, which you can keep as evidence of staff training in your AML/CTF program records.
Can you act as our outsourced compliance officer?
Yes. Our Managed (Module B) tier includes outsourced compliance-officer support, ongoing advice, reporting assistance and annual refreshes on a capped retainer.
How is your training access structured?
On-demand courses are purchased for 12 months of access. You sign up, pay securely, and watch on-site, with your progress and certificates saved to your account.
Where are you based and who do you serve?
We're based in Melbourne, Victoria and service reporting entities nationally, with segment-specific playbooks for accountants, lawyers, real estate professionals and remitters.
Not sure where you stand? Start with the 2-minute checker.
Or talk to us directly: 1300 557 173, or hello@kestrelassurance.com.au.