Anti-Money Laundering Act (Switzerland)

Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA)
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
  • Federal Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (SR 955.0)
Territorial extentSwitzerland
Enacted byFederal Assembly of Switzerland
Enacted17 June 1996.
Commenced10 October 1997
Status: Current legislation
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The Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) (German: Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung der Geldwäscherei und der Terrorismusfinanzierung, GwG, French: Loi fédérale du 10 octobre 1997 concernant la lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent dans le secteur financier, LBA, Italian: Legge federale relativa alla lotta contro il riciclaggio di denaro e il finanziamento del terrorismo, LRD), also referred to as the Federal Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, is a Swiss federal act designed to combat money laundering by requiring financial intermediaries to be vigilant about the origin of funds.

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