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Who owns our companies: why privacy isn’t always in the public interest

blogs Dr Loren Treisman · Jun 2019

The Panama Papers leak shook society and seriously undermined public trust in both business and government. The Papers revealed how anonymous companies have been used to hide corruption, finance terrorism, help the wealthiest avoid tax and launder money made through...

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In Case You Missed It

blogs Dr Loren Treisman · Jun 2019

A blog post summarising key news and activities from May 2019 including the launch of a Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group, our Guide to Implementing Beneficial Ownership Transparency, recruiting a new Executive Director and showcasing how anonymous companies are being used...

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New at the OGP Summit: OpenOwnership and UK Government launch a major collective action platform, and we scale up our help for implementers

news Dr Loren Treisman · May 2019

**We’re delighted that today the UK Anti-Corruption Champion John Penrose is launching a new Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group at the [Open Government Partnership Summit in Ottawa](http://ogpsummit.org). This transnational coalition of governments will drive a global policy shift towards free, open...

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A Big Announcement: We have a New Executive Director

news Dr. Gavin Hayman · May 2019

Over the past two months, I’ve been leading the search for an awesome Executive Director for Open Ownership to take the organisation’s work to the next level of global scale and impact. This big news is that we’ve found someone...

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Guest Post: Evaluating the Personal Privacy Objections to Public Beneficial Ownership Registries

blogs Adriana Edmeades-Jones and Tom Walker, for The Engine Room · Mar 2019

In a new report, OpenOwnership, The Engine Room, and The B Team propose a framework to evaluate the issue of beneficial ownership registers and the right to privacy, borrowing from the structured analysis of international human rights law.

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What we're reading

blogs Francesca Baker · Mar 2019

We at OpenOwnership are avid readers, and love getting stuck into books that explore the issues and values we’re so passionate about - beneficial ownership, transparency, data, and openness. We’ve been busy building a library of books, and we think...

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