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blogs Steve Day · Oct 2020
On 1 October 2020 Open Ownership held our second technology showcase – an online webinar hosting talks by speakers from government, civil society, and the private sector – demonstrating technology working with beneficial ownership data. Featuring speakers from Companies House,...
blogs Open Ownership · Sep 2020
If money is power, understanding who owns companies is the essential starting point for really understanding where power and influence lies. Behind their brand and logo, companies are made up of people – in a typical structure this would include...
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...
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
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...
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...