Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen is set to join the management of the EU's new joint Anti-Money Laundering Authority, AMLA

Published 15-05-2025 Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen, Deputy Director General of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, has been nominated to be a part of the top management of the EU's joint Anti-Money Laundering Authority, AMLA. The Council of Ministers is expected to make its final decision on 22 May.

The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is the EU's new anti-money laundering supervisory authority and will be based in Frankfurt. The Authority will strengthen European cooperation to prevent and counter financial crime in the EU and directly supervise selected financial institutions in EU countries. At the same time, AMLA will also establish requirements for and evaluate the anti-money laundering supervisory authorities of member states. AMLA will also coordinate and assess the efforts of the member states’ financial intelligence units, including the Financial Intelligence Unit in Denmark.

‘This opportunity to help shape the EU's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts in a senior leadership role is both a great vote of confidence and a responsibility that I am proud to take on. Countering money laundering and terrorist financing is not just about rules and controls, but first and foremost, it is about protecting our financial system from abuse. AMLA will set the direction for even stronger and more efficient supervision in Europe, and this will include an increased use of technology and the better sharing of relevant data. I look forward to bringing my experience from the Danish FSA into play,’ says Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen.

Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen is expected to take up her new position at AMLA on June 1st, simultaneously stepping down from her role on the Executive Board of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority.

‘It is very well-deserved that Rikke is nominated for a key role in the EU's efforts against money laundering, although we will miss her unwavering professionalism and dedication at the FSA. Rikke faces a huge and exciting task in building a new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority. I am very pleased that the Danish FSA can put forward such a competent candidate as Rikke,’ says Louise Mogensen, Director General of the Danish FSA.

Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen joined the Danish FSA in 2015 as Director of the Legal Division and since 2018, she has served as Deputy Director of Financial Crime and Conduct Supervision, where she has been responsible for anti-money laundering supervision in the financial sector. She has previously worked at the Ministry of Justice and the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)

AMLA is the EU's new supervisory authority for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

AMLA's management consists of an Executive Board and a General Board. The Executive Board is similar to a board of directors and handles the day-to-day management of the authority. In reality, there are two General Boards: One consists of representatives from the supervisory authorities in the EU, which in Denmark means the Financial Supervisory Authority, the Danish Business Authority and the Danish Gambling Authority. The second consists of representatives from the financial intelligence authorities, which in Denmark means the Financial Intelligence Unit. Rikke-Louise Ørum Petersen will be a member of the Executive Board, which is the highest governing body.

The Frankfurt-based authority was established in 2024 and is expected to be operational from 2025, with full supervisory responsibilities by 2028. It will be built up between now and the end of 2027.

With just over 400 employees, AMLA will directly supervise selected financial institutions where the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing is deemed to be greatest. The AMLA Regulation stipulates that at least one financial institution must be designated from each EU country.

AMLA will work towards a uniform enforcement of the EU anti-money laundering rules by national supervisory authorities, develop risk assessment methodologies for the supervision of businesses covered by the Anti-Money Laundering Directive and coordinate supervisory cooperation at the EU level. AMLA will also promote cooperation between the financial intelligence units of member states in order to strengthen the exchange of information and the investigation of suspicious transactions across EU borders.

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