Foreign companies registration in Argentina has just been greatly simplified by the Public Registry of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

On June 16, 2017, the Argentine Financial Information Unit (FIU) issued Resolution 30-E/2017 (the "Resolution") establishing the rules to be adopted and applied by certain entities...

On June 16, 2017, the Argentine Financial Information Unit (FIU) issued Resolution 30-E/2017 (the "Resolution") establishing the rules to be adopted and applied by certain entities when managing risks...

The Resolution details the transactions and amounts that insurance companies shall have to report to the Superintendence through said system.

The Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores) has issued a new Resolution which amends Chapter XXII "Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing".

Division V of the Federal Court of Appeals on Contentious Administrative Matters rejected a habeas data action against the Financial Information Unit and Banco Santander Rio S.A.

At the time of imposing the fines, the Central Bank considered that Banco Galicia had breached its duty to implement appropriate "know your customer" policies regarding Messrs.

On February 21, 2017, General Resolution IGJ No. 2/2017 ("Resolution 2/2017") was published in the Official Gazette, modifying Sections 516 and 517 of General Resolution IGJ No. 7/2015...

The House of Representatives has already approved and sent to the Senate this bill, which aims to adjust Argentine legislation to the international standards and recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force.

General Resolution CNV 687/2017 provides the obligation to inform the "Beneficial Owners" of the legal entity's shareholders, trusts or other legal structures in shareholders' meetings.

Argentina has identified several crimes related to tax evasion, counterfeiting, corruption and several other types of fraud, as main source of unlawful appropriation of assets. The main AML activity takes place through financial operations with international financial centers.

La ley crea un Registro de Entidades Pasivas del Exterior a cargo de la AFIP.

Sumario: I. Introducción del problema; II. La unidad antilavado (UIF) y la reserva y secreto bancario, fiscal y de la información que almacena; III. El delito de violación de secreto del art. 22º Ley 25.246 y sus nuevas "causales de justificación"; IV.