News | 15 January 2016

LALIVE newsflash: Switzerland's new anti money laundering legislation

As of 1 January 2016, Swiss Anti-Money laundering legislation has witnessed several further modifications and amendments, which are part of the Federal Act of 2012 on the Implementation of the Revised FATF Recommendations against Money Laundering1.

The new legislation is built on the principle of a risk-based approach for preventing and detecting money laundering.



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