01 September 2022

Author : Nicolas Veron

Money laundering: revision of the law and the ordinance

The Federal Council has set January 1, 2023 as the date of entry into force of the revision of the Anti-Money Laundering Act and Ordinance (AMLA and AMLO).

Revision of the law and the ordinance

With this revision, Switzerland is thereby strengthening its toolkit to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, and taking account of the most important recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) mutual evaluation report on Switzerland.

The revision provides for measures for financial intermediaries in the areas of beneficial ownership, updating of client data and suspicious activity reports concerning money laundering.

Blanchiment d’argent : révision de la loi et de l'ordonnance