Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
This guide to doing user research is for all implementers of beneficial ownership registers – from in-house digital teams, to specialised contractors, to teams creating commercial off-the-shelf products.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 24 October 2024
This document outlines Open Ownership’s inputs to the Elements Paper of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference.
Written by Agustina De Luca
Published: 15 October 2024
This guidance, jointly developed by NDI and Open Ownership, aims to clarify the role of legislatures in enacting and implementing effective BOT legislation.
Written by Corina Rebegea, Tymon Kiepe
Published: 30 September 2024
This guidance aims to support those designing, drafting, advocating for and reviewing legislation to understand the various components that make up effective legislation, providing the foundation for a beneficial ownership register.
Written by Favour Ime , Lucia Cirimello, Tymon Kiepe
Published: 23 September 2024
Open Ownership is a member of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime. This new paper takes a deep dive into the technical aspects of beneficial ownership transparency reform implementation and how to build technological systems that collect and share structured, interoperable and usable beneficial ownership data
Written by Global Coalition for Fighting Financial Crime (GCFFC)
Published: 05 September 2024
This guidance emphasises the need for user-friendly data collection forms which support the filing of adequate, accurate, and up-to-date information on parties to trusts, whether they are natural persons or legal entities
Published: 04 September 2024
This guide is intended to assist individuals involved in drafting and reviewing laws to develop a clear picture of the elements that constitute effective legislation for implementing beneficial ownership transparency reforms, laying the groundwork for establishing a beneficial ownership register
Written by Favour Ime , Tymon Kiepe
Published: 28 August 2024
Rapporteur summary of the roundtable discussion entitled “Shaping the Future: Advancing Collective Action for Impactful Beneficial Ownership Transparency” at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in June 2024
Written by Louise Russell-Prywata , Paula Perez
Published: 17 July 2024
This Opening Extractives brief uses cases in various countries to show how information on beneficial owners supports integrity and accountability throughout the extractives value chain
Written by Julie Rialet , Alanna Markle
Published: 20 June 2024
This briefing explores how beneficial ownership transparency can improve the fisheries sector, beyond tackling crime, through the implementation of national, central beneficial ownership registers
Written by Tymon Kiepe , Peter Low
Published: 30 April 2024
