Beneficial Ownership
Tax & Regulation | 18 Jan 17
UK government rules out public registers for crown dependencies
A call from an influential government select committee for the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies to create central public registers of beneficial ownership has been rejected by the UK government.
North America | 21 Dec 16
Cayman Islands plans beneficial ownership platform
The Cayman Islands will gazette two pieces of legislation before Christmas that will pave the way for the jurisdiction to create a platform where overseas authorities can access information on the beneficial owners of companies and other financial entities.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Nov 16
Isle of Man launches beneficial ownership consultation
The Isle of Man’s government has launched a consultation on a draft version of its proposed beneficial ownership bill in line with an agreement it made with the UK in April.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Oct 16
BVI rules out public register of beneficial ownership for now
The British Virgin Islands has ruled out adopting a public register of beneficial ownership for the time being, saying it would not support the move unless it was adopted worldwide.
Tax & Regulation | 12 May 16
David Cameron unleashes raft of anti-corruption initiatives
UK prime minister David Cameron set out a raft of new initiatives at today’s anti-corruption summit to tackle corruption which he described as the “cancer at the heart of so many of the world’s problems”.