​The Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland MROS received significantly more suspicious activity reports (SARs) in 2014 than in the previous reporting year. With a total of 1,753 SARs, this represents an increase of 24% over 2013. The total asset value of these reports remained high, at over CHF 3 billion.

In 2014, MROS received the highest level of reporting volume since its inception. With a total of 1,753 SARs, this exceeded the 2011 level of 1,625 SARs ‒ the largest reporting volume until now ‒ by more than 100 reports. More than 85% of total reporting volume came from the banking sector. While reporting volume from this sector rose from 1,123 SARs in 2013 to 1,495 SARs in 2014 ‒ an increase of 33% ‒ the number of SARs from other financial sectors declined, most notably from fiduciaries and asset managers.

Total asset value rises

The total asset value of reporting volume increased by 12%, to more than CHF 3.3 billion. One SAR involved assets of more than CHF 200 million, while six other SARs involved assets of over CHF 75 million. Together these seven SARs made up approximately one third of total asset value.
At CHF 2.85 million, the amount of assets involved in SARs forwarded to the prosecution authorities was comparable to 2013 (CHF 2.8 million).

Predicate offences: twofold increase in cases of suspected bribery

The number of SARs involving bribery as suspected predicate offence more than doubled. This was due, in particular, to one large and complex case that triggered over 50 SARs. The case was forwarded to the prosecution authorities for further investigation.
As in previous years, fraud was again the most frequently reported predicate offence to money laundering, with the number of SARs relating to this offence increasing over the previous reporting year (448 SARs as opposed to 373 SARs in 2013). Moreover, the number of reports involving phishing, i.e. the fraudulent misuse of a computer, remained high.
The number of SARs involving terrorist financing fell, from 33 in 2013 to 9 in 2014. However, whereas the 33 SARs in 2013 concerned 8 individual cases, all 9 SARs in 2014 related to separate cases. Hence, the situation remained comparable to the previous reporting period.

https://www.fedpol.admin.ch/dam/data/fedpol/kriminalitaet/geldwaescherei/jabe/jb-mros-2014-e.pdf