Swiss money laundering office registers record number of reports
The Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) registered a record number of suspicious activity reports in 2023.
The total of 11,876 – 47 per day – represents an increase of 56% compared to the previous year.
This is according to the MROS Annual Report 2023, published this week. According to the report, suspicious activity reports rose by an average of 20%-30% annually over the past decade. This trend continued in 2023 – but the increase was “steeper than expected,” the organisation said.
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In general, the overall volume of reporting and data increased. In 2023, MROS received a total of 21,375 reports, including suspicious activity reports, responses from financial intermediaries to MROS enquiries, international enquiries, and unsolicited information from national and international authorities.
Adapted from German by DeepL/kp
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