Across the EU, watchdogs are told they have a “legitimate interest” in seeing who owns companies. Yet on the ground, Transparency International has faced rejections, delays and avoidable hurdles. Last ...

Briefing Summary: The Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the “BO Act”) received Royal Assent on 28 September 2025 and is anticipated to come into force on or around 3 November 2025. The BO Act replaces ...

On 28 September 2025, The Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the “BO Act”) received Royal Assent and will come into operation once Gazetted. Bermuda’s new beneficial ownership framework, comprising the BO ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to introduce reforms for greater transparency in corporations’ beneficial ownership. To push for greater transparency, the SEC ...

Financial institutions are rapidly evolving how they onboard clients and meet regulatory obligations, with digital transformation at the core. Nowhere is this shift more critical than in the need to ...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued revised rules covering beneficial ownership disclosures in a bid to strengthen transparency and prevent the misuse of corporate entities for ...

Bermuda’s new beneficial ownership framework is expected to be published soon and implemented on or around November 3, law firm Conyers has reported in its latest news alert. The Beneficial Ownership ...

An assessment of beneficial ownership registers in British Overseas Territories published by Transparency International UK, pinpoints Bermuda amid claims that most major offshore financial centres ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has recently communicated the publication of the Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. This forms part of ...

Our eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats. Identifying the natural person who ultimately owns or controls an asset—known as the beneficial owner—is a key transparency ...