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FinCEN files reveal beneficial ownership weakness at heart of financial system

press Open Ownership · Sep 2020

The FinCEN files are the latest leak confirming that anonymous companies are the vehicle of choice for hiding illicit activities and money. More than USD 2 trillion in suspicious transactions have been revealed and investigated by BuzzFeed and the International...

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Making beneficial ownership transparency a reality in oil, gas and mining

blogs Tymon Kiepe and Ines Schjolberg Marques · Sep 2020

Beneficial ownership transparency - knowing who ultimately controls and benefits from a company - is critical to fighting corruption and preventing illicit financial flows. Making beneficial ownership transparency the norm in the extractives sector can reduce the potential for corrupt...

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Open Ownership Tech Showcase Webinar #2

events Open Ownership · Sep 2020

Join the OpenOwnership tech team for our second ‘Technology Showcase’ event on 1st October 2020.

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Reconciling beneficial ownership data

blogs Steve Day · Aug 2020

Part Two in a series of technical posts, collecting our experience from three years of the Global Beneficial Ownership Register

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Armenia breaks new ground with extractives disclosures

blogs Peter Low · Aug 2020

Globally, more than 90 countries have made commitments to establish beneficial ownership (BO) registers, but there are still comparatively few examples of full implementation and publication. Each new experience of implementation provides significant learnings on how to optimise reforms to...

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Video - Open Ownership’s first technology showcase

blogs Steve Day · Aug 2020

On 30 July 2020 Open Ownership held our first technology showcase – an online webinar hosting talks by speakers from government, civil society, and the private sector – demonstrating technology working with beneficial ownership (BO) data. Over two hours, our...

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