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The Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA), Inc., is a 25 year old trade association, founded in 1979. Its membership includes more than 80 financial institutions from 18 countries, across 4 continents. Members include 6 of the 10 largest financial institutions in the world, along with the largest banks from Europe, the US and Latin America. The primary business focus of FIBA members is Latin America, including international correspondent banking - bank to bank relationships with their counterparts in Latin America - which helps facilitate North-South trade flows, and international wealth management/private banking services for non-residents, including estate and succession planning. FIBA has long been recognized by regulators and law enforcement for its knowledge and expertise in anti money laundering (AML) compliance and its excellent training programs. FIBA has offered training on AML for more than two decades, including the successful FIBA Annual AML Compliance Conference attended by nearly 1,200 delegates, and the new FIBA Anti Money Laundering (AML) Institute, inaugurated in the Fall of 2005, which provides specialized training to industry practitioners. FIBA works closely with FELABAN, the Latin American Federation of Banks, which represents over 600 financial institutions from throughout Latin America, hosting their prestigious FELABAN Annual Assembly in Miami every other year, which brings nearly 2,000 people to Miami to conduct business over three days of intensive meetings. As a leading trade organization focused on international banking and finance, FIBA frequently meets with regulators in Washington, submits comment letters and position papers, and is a respected voice in the industry.