The anti-money laundering（“AML”）of financial institutions is an “end-to-end” comprehensive risk control process，it involves multiple business stakeholders and the whole operation flow. A healthy corporate governance structure is the pre-condition and solid foundation of building an effective AML control framework in financial institutions. How to reasonably allocate compliance resources，and how to balance AML powers among the board of directors，senior management and AML responsible department are critical to the effective of AML risk management. This article collects and sorts out relevant rules promulgated by People’s Bank of China（PBOC），China Securities Regulatory Commission（CSRC）and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission（CBIRC）and summarizes regulatory requirements on the corporate governance of AML risk management in China financial institutions.