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 ...
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 ...
JD Supra

FinCEN Eliminates Beneficial Ownership Reporting by Domestic Companies and U.S. Residents Under the Corporate Transparency Act

The filing deadline for foreign companies is now April 25, 2025. On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its promised interim final rule[1] to eliminate the ...
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

Treasury Declares New Ownership Reporting Law Will Apply Only To Foreign Companies

In a surprise announcement made first on social media, the Trump Administration says it won’t apply the beneficial ownership information (BOI) requirements of the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act ...
Forbes

FinCEN Offers Extra Time To File After Court Reinstates Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Requirements

A court in the Eastern District of Texas has reinstated beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Fortunately, companies have also been ...
BusinessMirror

DepEd, Open Ownership partner to combat corruption in massive education procurement

Noting that government spending is largest and most geographically dispersed in education sector, the Department of Education (DepEd) has formalized a partnership with Open Ownership to strengthen ...
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 ...
The National Law Review

Updated Guidance on the Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

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SEC rolls out web-based registry to boost transparency

MANILA, Philippines -The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is rolling out a new web-based beneficial ownership ...
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BusinessMirrorOpinion

SEC adopts new system for beneficial ownership reports

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will launch by the end of the month a new web-based registry for beneficial ownership (BO) disclosures. Starting January 30, corporations required to ...
Lusaka TimesOpinion

PACRA launches business and beneficial ownership register

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Chipoka Mulenga, has commended Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) ...