{
  "node_id": "ch-amla-geldwaeschereigesetz-1997",
  "title": "Switzerland Anti-Money Laundering Act 1997 (GwG/AMLA) - SR 955.0",
  "domain": "Banking & Global Finance",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-30",
  "bluf": "The Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschereigesetz, GwG; SR 955.0) establishes the due diligence and reporting obligations for financial intermediaries in Switzerland, administered jointly by FINMA and the self-regulatory organisations (SROs) approved under the Act. Financial intermediaries as defined in Art. 2 - including banks, securities dealers, fund management companies, insurance undertakings, money transmitters, and casinos - must comply with a trilogy of core obligations: identification of the contracting party (Art. 3), identification of the beneficial owner (Art. 4), and enhanced due diligence for business relationships posing heightened money laundering risk (Art. 6). Art. 9 imposes an obligation to report suspicious transactions to the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) and prohibits the financial intermediary from continuing the business relationship until authorised by MROS or a competent authority. Art. 10 prohibits the financial intermediary from informing the contracting party or beneficial owner that a report has been or may be filed. Financial intermediaries must also maintain adequate documentation (Art. 7), implement organisational measures (Art. 8), and affiliate with a recognised SRO or be directly supervised by FINMA.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "nist_framework",
      "iso_standard",
      "industry_mapping",
      "ai_overlay_2026"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "ch-finma-banking-act-bankengesetz-1934"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 7
}