Money laundering supervision in numbers (2021)
Preventing money laundering plays an important role in the prevention of crime. Well-functioning anti-money laundering measures are also essential to the success of the financial centre. As part of its supervisory activity, FINMA strives to prevent money laundering.
Enforcement proceedings related to combating money laundering
A significant part of FINMA’s enforcement activity during the reporting period involved combating money laundering. FINMA conducted enforcement investigations in cases where it had reason to believe that supervisory law could have been breached. If FINMA concluded that supervisory law had been breached, and there was no other way to restore compliance, it initiated enforcement proceedings.
Criminal charges based on contravention of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA)
In the event of criminal breaches of supervisory law, in particular breaches of reporting obligations under Article 9 AMLA or activities being carried out without the required licence, FINMA pressed charges.
(From the Annual Report 2021)
