Companies Must Prepare for New Anti-Money Laundering Rules

Reforma picks up the Legal Briefing by Pérez-Llorca Mexico on the new Anti-Money Laundering Rules, published on 7 August, which raise the compliance standard for companies and introduce new obligations regarding risk management, beneficial ownership,...

The amendments to the General Rules of the Anti-Money Laundering Law have been published, consolidating a compliance model based on risk-level assessment, transaction traceability, and continuous monitoring...

Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice upheld the Financial Intelligence Unit's authority to order bank account freezes and, in two separate cases, departed from prior jurisprudence that had restricted such measure to cases arising from international trea...

On March 27, 2026, several amendments to the Regulations of the Federal Law on the Prevention and Identification of Transactions Involving Funds of Illicit Origin were published in the Federal Official Gazette, with the aim of strengthening Mexico’s...

The 2026 Global Legal Insights Mexico chapter provides an updated analysis of the legal framework and enforcement practices for bribery and corruption, with a focus on regulatory changes, compliance challenges, and implications for domestic and inter...

Our partner Luis Mancera and our associate Eduardo Poblete discuss the structural reform to Mexico’s AML Law (LFPIORPI) and its effects on high-risk sectors...

Congress approved the new Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting, which dissolves the IFT and transfers its powers to new regulatory agencies...

The Mexican Congress has approved significant reforms to the Anti-Money Laundering Law that directly affect those who carry out vulnerable activities...

FinCEN and CNBV coordinate actions in response to potential links between Mexican financial institutions and illicit opioid trafficking...