WilliamThomas&Co. was founded by Alison Purdy — a compliance professional with extensive experience in financial crime risk at some of Australia's leading wealth and financial services institutions. Having spent years building, reviewing, and stress-testing AML/CTF programs at the highest level of the sector, the opportunity became clear.
The businesses newly regulated under Tranche II were going to need genuine expertise — and the market wasn't offering it. Too many providers were offering generic templates, lightweight online tools, and watered-down guidance dressed up as advisory services. None of it was good enough.
Not for the standard AUSTRAC holds these businesses to. Not for business owners whose reputations — and in some cases, personal liability — are on the line.
So WilliamThomas&Co. was established to do it properly. To bring the same analytical rigour, documentation standards, and depth of understanding to every newly regulated business that major financial institutions have always applied to their own compliance obligations.
Every client receives Alison's direct engagement. Every program is tailored. Every business owner comes away understanding their obligations completely — not just holding a document they don't understand.
That is the WilliamThomas&Co. difference. And it is not a small one.