Europe edging towards overturning ban on public access to beneficial ownership information
Two key committees of the European Parliament have both voted to have Europe’s ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registers reopened to people holding a legitimate interest. Such individuals include journalists, civil society organisations and higher education institutions. These individuals were banned from accessing the register after…
US treasury secretary announces international commitment to enhance beneficial ownership transparency
US treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said on Tuesday that she was launching a commitment by Washington and more than twenty foreign governments and authorities to enhance beneficial ownership transparency. Speaking at the Biden-Harris Administration’s second Summit for Democracy, she said the participants in the project would…
MENA trade-based financial crime reference guide launched
With a long tradition of trade, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region shares trade-based financial crime (TBFC) typologies with other global trading hubs, according to a new guide published by the MENA chapter of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) and…
Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on trade-based financial crime
In the two years since the first cases of Covid-19 were reported several experts and authorities have endeavoured to establish the impact of the pandemic on trade-based financial crime (TBFC). But while it is relatively easy to establish increased vulnerabilities in the supply chains fractured…
