Comparative Guide to Anti-Money Laundering

Edited by Mark Pieth, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Basel, Switzerland and Gemma Aiolfi, Head of Compliance, Corporate Governance and Collective Action, Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland

• Contents: Foreword Introduction Part I 1. International Standards Against Money Laundering Part II: Country Reports 2. Role of Switzerland, United States of America, United Kingdom and Singapore as Major Financial Centres 3. Country Report: Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations in Singapore 4. Country Report: Combating Money Laundering in Switzerland 5. Country Report: Customer Due Diligence in Switzerland 6. Country Report: Anti-Money Laundering Rules in the United Kingdom 7. Country Report: The US Anti-Money Laundering System Part III 8. Synthesis: Comparing International Standards and their Implementation Index

'This analysis is extremely illuminating because it demonstrates a level of diversity that can be generated when implementing at national-level multifaceted, complex, and extensive global requirements. The authors suggest that the latest trend in antimony laundering measures, regulation on the basis of a "risk-based" approach, may serve to promote greater convergence in the future. It is in these insights - along with the detailed approach to subject matter - that the value of this volume lies.'