United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Beneficial ownership

Transparency of beneficial ownership information is an essential policy tool in the fight against corruption and illicit financial flows. Schemes used by natural and legal persons to obscure their ...
Fleet Owner

What happened with small carriers’ beneficial ownership information?

The Corporate Transparency Act required 32 million small businesses to submit beneficial ownership information to FinCEN by January 15. One case in federal court shook things up. Here is what happened ...
The Manila Times

DepEd advances transparency measures in education procurement with Open Ownership partnership

THE Department of Education (DepEd) has formalized a partnership with Open Ownership to strengthen transparency, integrity and risk detection in public procurement, particularly in the education ...
JD Supra

Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Requirements are Paused (Again)

Messner Reeves’ corporate law team provides an important update on the filing deadlines and recent legal rulings, as there has been a flurry of activity related to the requirements of the Corporate ...
Agri-Pulse

Corporate Transparency Act still stayed despite SCOTUS order

The Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C. Statue is of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury (AP Photo). Business owners still do not have to file beneficial ownership ...
For Construction Pros

Navigate the Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership Reporting

The Corporate Transparency Act requires specific businesses to disclose information about individuals who hold significant control over or ownership in the company. This transparency measure is ...
Forbes

Corporate Transparency Act: Five Things Businesses Should Know

If you are a business owner, the question of whether or not you are required to file a beneficial ownership information report (BOIR) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is probably as clear as ...
Philippine News Agency

DepEd, Open Ownership partner to enhance procurement transparency

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday entered into a partnership with Open Ownership to further enhance transparency ...
Forbes

Supreme Court Puts Business Ownership Reporting Block On Hold. But Don’t Rush To File—Yet

While the High Court stayed one Texas judge’s injunction blocking the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership interest (BOI) reporting requirement, another Texas judge has gotten into the ...
JD Supra

What Should CRE Owners and Investors Know About FinCEN’s New Transaction Reporting Rules?

Federal oversight of commercial real estate transactions is increasing. Beginning in 2025 and 2026, new reporting requirements issued by the ...
Leadership

Nigeria Opens Beneficial Ownership Register To Expose True Company Owners

Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has fully operationalised its Beneficial Ownership Register, a move designed to ...
The Nation Newspaper

Beneficial Ownership Register: A game-changer in anti-graft war

Nigeria’s Open Central Register of Beneficial Ownership, launched to combat corruption and illicit financial flows, took centre stage recently at a workshop in Lagos. This initiative, aimed at ...