This guide begins by summarizing some basic principles of money laundering and terrorist financing, followed by discussions of the U.S. legal and regulatory requirements, practical considerations that companies should address in designing and maintaining effective compliance programs, and insights on the synergies and differences between AML/CFT compliance programs and other overlapping areas of compliance (e.g., fraud, offshore tax evasion, anti-corruption, cybersecurity).

This edition of the guide includes expanded discussions of recent changes (through June 30, 2017) to AML/CFT and sanctions laws and regulations, etc.