Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
Delivering improved beneficial ownership transparency is a process that should involve as many different groups as possible, from government officials to citizens and businesses
Written by Thom Townsend
Published: 20 June 2020
Using case studies, this policy briefing offers guidance on verification and implementation best practice.
Written by Tymon Kiepe
Published: 07 May 2020
Open Ownership’s contribution to the British Columbia (B.C.) consultation on a public beneficial ownership registry. This response is focused on why making the proposed beneficial ownership registry public would improve its policy impact
Published: 13 March 2020
Open Ownership’s response to Canada’s Consultation on strengthening corporate beneficial ownership transparency
Open Ownership’s response to the UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in response to its consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform
Published: 05 August 2019
Example forms to guide implementers developing paper forms to collect beneficial ownership information
Published: 12 June 2019
This research report considers the legal implications of public beneficial ownership data. It was produced by Open Ownership, The B Team, and The Engine Room.
Written by The B Team, The Engine Room, Open Ownership
Published: 20 May 2019
Considering the legal implications of public beneficial ownership data to the public, evaluated from both the perspective of the companies holding that information and the authorities requiring it to be disclosed publicly, and the relationship with data protection and privacy laws
Published: 27 March 2019
This report summarises findings from Open Ownership’s scoping visit to the Kyrgyz Republic in September 2018, and the research surrounding the visit
Written by Louise Russell-Prywata , Jack Lord
Published: 01 March 2019
Check that your data complies with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS) using our open source data review tool
