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Coming soon: A beneficial ownership data standard

blogs Chris Taggart · Nov 2016

Who controls and benefits from companies is a transnational, global issue. Take any case of grand corruption, large-scale fraud, organised crime or tax evasion, and it’s pretty certain it will be enabled in some way by the obfuscation and opacity...

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Taking the first steps toward a global and open register of beneficial ownership

blogs Hera Hussain · Nov 2016

The past year has seen huge strides towards ending the opacity of who anonymous companies, so beloved by criminals, corrupt politicians and tax evaders to mask their activities. The UK published the first public register of who controls companies, numerous...

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