Blog posts on beneficial ownership from Open Ownership
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
Read about the End Snow-Washing Coalition’s journey, including challenges overcome, wins celebrated, and why Canada’s reforms are even more relevant in this year’s fast-changing political landscapes.
Written by Open Ownership, Sasha Caldera
Published: 24 April 2025
In this blog post, Open Ownership's Senior Manager for Policy and Research Alanna Markle outlines some of the key points in our most recent policy briefing on the importance of having sufficient detail in beneficial ownership information
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 01 April 2025
In early 2025, the British Virgin Islands government ran a public consultation that sought feedback on the rights of access to its beneficial ownership register. In this blog post, we outline suggestions to amend and strengthen the proposed policy.
Written by Rodrigo Félix Montalvo
Published: 13 March 2025
This blog post explains how Open Ownership and Open Data Services have updated the Resource Description Framework (RDF) vocabulary for the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard to support people who want to use beneficial ownership data in a linked format.
Written by Amy Guy
Published: 11 March 2025
In this blog post, we learn more about Open Ownership’s two new colleagues, Christopher Barwa from Namibia and Maria Jofre from Chile.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 06 February 2025
Tax dodging and corruption are draining billions from development. This blog post discusses how knowing who owns what can empower tax authorities to combat illicit financial flows and secure vital funds for public services.
Published: 27 January 2025
This blog post discusses the importance of regional cooperation in advancing beneficial ownership transparency reforms in Southeast Asia
Written by Emily Manuel
Published: 19 December 2024
As Open Ownership prepares to enter a new strategy cycle, we are recruiting members for a new International Advisory Board.
Written by Thom Townsend
Published: 05 December 2024
Open Ownership, in partnership with the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime and the London Stock Exchange Group Risk Intelligence, is launching a Task Force on Interoperable Beneficial Ownership Data. This initiative seeks to advance technology and data governance innovations to combat transnational corruption. Here, we outline the rationale for this approach and the Task Force's upcoming work.
Published: 04 December 2024
