Briefings on beneficial ownership from Open Ownership
How beneficial ownership transparency can help mitigate a range of national security threats from state and non-state actors by integrating structured and interoperable information with other data sources
Written by Tymon Kiepe
Published: 17 December 2021
This paper outlines the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime’s (GCFFC) position on beneficial ownership transparency. Open Ownership is a member of the GCFFC
Published: 26 August 2021
This briefing aims to provide background information to the concept of trusts, and serves as a resource reference to develop an understanding of various types of trusts, their functions, and the roles of various parties of a trust
Written by Ramandeep Kaur Chhina
Published: 01 July 2021
This policy briefing analyses the existing policy and regulatory framework on the BOT of trusts at an international level, and highlights research and policy recommendations on the issue whilst identifying the gaps for further research
This policy briefing outlines the benefits that arise from making a beneficial ownership register public, and looks at how different user groups are better able to use such data
Published: 25 May 2021
This policy briefing outlines the main ways beneficial ownership data can improve public procurement processes and objectives, and discusses some of the key considerations and decisions that implementers face
Written by Tymon Kiepe , Eva Okunbor
Published: 11 March 2021
To maximise the impact of beneficial ownership registers, it is important to minimise loopholes and make data as useful as possible
Written by Tymon Kiepe , Peter Low
Published: 27 October 2020
A detailed assessment of Armenia’s beneficial ownership regime, analysing current and planned reforms against OO’s principles of effective beneficial ownership disclosure
Written by Peter Low , Kadie Armstrong , Louise Russell-Prywata
Published: 24 August 2020
Using case studies, this policy briefing offers guidance on verification and implementation best practice.
Published: 07 May 2020
Considering the legal implications of public beneficial ownership data to the public, evaluated from both the perspective of the companies holding that information and the authorities requiring it to be disclosed publicly, and the relationship with data protection and privacy laws
Published: 27 March 2019
