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Beneficial Ownership Data Standard approved by UK government

blogs Stephen Abbott Pugh · Mar 2022

The Beneficial Ownership Data Standard has been approved to be used for the collection, exchange, use, and distribution of beneficial ownership data by the UK government

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Call to open up company and beneficial ownership registers across Europe

blogs Open Ownership · Mar 2022

Open Ownership joins more than 120 civil society organisations in calling on European Union Institutions and Member States to act urgently to open company and beneficial ownership registers to better track the hidden wealth of Russian oligarchs and to ensure...

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Strengthening new norms in beneficial ownership transparency in Asia and the Pacific region

blogs Open Ownership · Mar 2022

In February, beneficial ownership transparency was top of the agenda in the Asia and Pacific region. Despite turbulence in global financial markets, and challenges in disclosures and market pricing heavily linked to the impact of COVID-19, the region has taken...

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FATF recommendation 24: global standards on beneficial ownership are rising

blogs Open Ownership · Mar 2022

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the international standard-setting body on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism – has approved revisions to its Recommendation 24 (R24) on beneficial ownership. Based on FATF’s public statement and our analysis...

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Beneficial ownership transparency and the fight against grand corruption in Nigeria

blogs Favour Ime and Louise Russell-Prywata · Feb 2022

Beneficial ownership transparency and the fight against grand corruption in Nigeria: The highs and lows of Nigeria’s journey

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Upscaling the use of beneficial ownership data in Armenia

blogs Agustina de Luca · Feb 2022

Armenia is a world leader in beneficial ownership transparency. Since 2021, Armenia has been collecting and publishing beneficial ownership information in a well-structured, open data format in a public Business Register. This data is published in line with the Beneficial...

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