Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
In this research report, Maria Jofre (Data Analyst at Open Ownership) and Andres Knobel (Beneficial Ownership Lead Researcher at the Tax Justice Network) present the findings from their collaboration to explore and analyse the ownership structures of United Kingdom legal entities
Written by Maria Jofre , Andres Knobel
Published: 13 May 2025
Open Ownership has conducted primary qualitative research on the use of beneficial ownership data. This report outlines the conceptual framework and lessons learned for effective and user-centred implementation of beneficial ownership transparency reforms
Written by Julie Rialet
Published: 14 April 2025
This policy briefing emphasises the importance of having sufficient detail in beneficial ownership information, and provides guidance for policymakers and registrars on how to achieve this
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 01 April 2025
This briefing explores how tax authorities can effectively use the beneficial ownership information of legal vehicles from central registers and other kinds of information relevant to understanding these networks
Written by Tymon Kiepe
Published: 18 March 2025
In this briefing, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Open Ownership outline actions that governments, regional fisheries management organizations, and other groups can take to begin operationalizing the use of beneficial ownership information in the fisheries sector
Written by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Open Ownership
Published: 04 February 2025
Outcome documents from the Regional Peer Exchange: Advancing Anti-Corruption in Southeast Asia through Beneficial Ownership Transparency, held 12–15 August 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Published: 18 December 2024
After seven years of experimentation, we have closed the Open Ownership Register. Here, we share the history of the world’s first transnational open beneficial ownership register.
Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh
Published: 27 November 2024
This guide to doing user research is for all implementers of beneficial ownership registers – from in-house digital teams, to specialised contractors, to teams creating commercial off-the-shelf products.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 24 October 2024
This document outlines Open Ownership’s inputs to the Elements Paper of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference.
Written by Agustina De Luca
Published: 15 October 2024
This guidance, jointly developed by NDI and Open Ownership, aims to clarify the role of legislatures in enacting and implementing effective BOT legislation.
Written by Corina Rebegea, Tymon Kiepe
Published: 30 September 2024
