Blog posts on beneficial ownership from Open Ownership
To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, this blog post considers how the upcoming eleventh session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (CoSP11) might build on the progress made on beneficial ownership transparency since CoSP10 in December 2023
Written by Phoebe Williams
Published: 09 December 2025
This piece shares key findings from Open Ownership’s assessment of the usability of Norway’s beneficial ownership register, highlighting its strengths, limitations, and opportunities for improvement
Written by Maria Jofre , Tymon Kiepe
Published: 24 November 2025
In this blog post, we explain why we have taken the decision to pause further development of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard in order to better understand and support its current use
Written by Miranda Evans , Kadie Armstrong
Published: 18 November 2025
As governments meet in Nairobi to negotiate the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, we explore the opportunity to strengthen how governments exchange and use information about who ultimately owns and controls wealth and assets.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 11 November 2025
This impact story highlights how Ghana is improving data integrity, licensing oversight, and public accountability through the Opening Extractives programme, jointly implemented by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Open Ownership
Written by Nyasha Vera
Published: 20 October 2025
Reflections on the African Union STC beneficial ownership transparency seminar and the role of the Africa Beneficial Ownership Transparency Network
Written by Christine Wachira
Published: 28 July 2025
In this blog post, we discuss the beneficial ownership transparency commitments the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development agreed upon to tackle illicit financial flows and improve domestic resource mobilisation
Published: 08 July 2025
This blog post from Open Ownership looks at the latest Global Data Barometer and shares global trends and new data on how transparent company and beneficial ownership registers are key to preventing financial crimes
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 24 June 2025
The Philippines has recently been removed from the Financial Action Task Force's grey list. In this piece, we explore the journey of the country's beneficial ownership transparency reform and our work to support them.
Written by Emily Manuel , Rebecca Wong
Published: 16 May 2025
This blog post introduces a new report by Maria Jofre (Open Ownership) and Andres Knobel (Tax Justice Network), which provides an in-depth analysis of the United Kingdom People with Significant Control register
Written by Maria Jofre , Andres Knobel
Published: 13 May 2025
