IBA Anti-Money Laundering Forum

The IBA Anti-Money Laundering Forum, the lawyer’s guide to legislation and compliance, is an internet-based network assisting lawyers in dealing with their current responsibilities in connection with new anti-money laundering legislation.

Click on a region on the map or in the side menu to link to detailed information about each jurisdiction's summaries of anti-money laundering legislation and compliance requirements that have a significant impact on the legal profession.

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R E C E N T U P D A T E S

	02/02/2010 - Armenia

	01/02/2010 - Gibraltar

	01/02/2010 - Uzbekistan

	11/01/2010 - Tunisia

	11/01/2010 - British Virgin Islands
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A M L N E W S

	05/02/2010- A Report from the US Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations brings back the debate on lawyers and money laundering to this jurisdiction. The Report describes how lawyers are used to launder the proceeds of crime in the US and recommends immediate action to include attorneys in anti-money laundering policy and regulations. More >>

	03/02/2010- Solomon Island’s AML Commission to collaborate with Stakeholders The AML Commission will meet, starting today, with stakeholders to review the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Bill. Lawyers are in their radar. More >>

	29/01/2010- Turkmenistan creates a Financial Intelligence Unit. A Financial Intelligence Unit was created under the Ministry of Finance in order to help combat money laundering. More >>

	06/01/2010 – China's AML Strategy Launched. A new AML strategy was issued jointly by the Chinese Central Bank and the Anti-Money Laundering Ministerial Joint Conference. This is the first AML strategy ever created by China. More >>

	05/01/2010- Kenya has New AML Legislation. The Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Bill received Presidential Assent in December 2009. This new legislation, which affects lawyers, seeks to monitor and heighten money-laundering enforcement in Kenya by introducing measures to identify, trace, freeze and seize proceeds of crime. More >>
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F E A T U R E D A M L R E S O U R C E

08/07/09: The Practitioner’s Guide to UK Money Laundering Law and Regulation.

An updated guide to the anti-money laundering legal and regulatory regime in the UK.

F E A T U R E D A M L E V E N T

8th Annual Anti-Corruption Conference: The awakening giant of anti-corruption enforcement

22 - 23 April 2010
Prague, Czech Republic

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