Slovenia Transposes EU Directive on Anti-Money Laundering including Beneficial Ownership Registry

The law transposing Directive (EU) 2015/849 into Slovenia's domestic law was published on 4 November 2016 and entered into force on 19 November. The Directive includes new anti-money laundering rules including the requirement that all EU Member States maintain a central register of information on beneficial ownership that must be accessible to competent authorities, financial intelligence units, obliged entities such as banks, and any other person or organization that can demonstrate a legiti…