I found this on one of the Forums, I did not write it. Please note that the AMLCA link is dead. It must be here at this link somewhere though.. Money Laundering Control Authority (MLCA)


For the time being, financial intermediaries providing foreign exchange trading are not subject to licensing by the SFBC, provided that they exclusively deal in foreign exchange on the spot market. It is however intended to amend the law to the effect that foreign exchange trading becomes a privilege of authorised banks.

Foreign Exchange dealers fall under the scope of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). As such, they may be subject - unless they are a member of a recognised self regulatory body - to direct supervision by the AML Control Authority (Anti-Money Laundering Control Authority AMLCA) at the Swiss Federal Finance Administration, Christoffelgasse 5, 3003 Berne, phone +41 31 323 39 94, fax +41 31 323 52 61, www.gwg.admin.ch/e/index.htm. You may check this authority concerning forex brokers in Switzerland.

We hope that we were able to help you further.

Yours sincerely


Secretariat of the
SWISS FEDERAL BANKING COMMISSION


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