Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
Open Ownership submitted an official comment in contribution to the public consultation on the proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 16 February 2023
This guidance explores what information is needed on the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises to support transparency efforts. It demonstrates how capturing high-quality structured data on ownership or control structures aids information-checking
Written by Emma Howard , Stephen Abbott Pugh
Published: 10 February 2023
This policy briefing interrogates whether beneficial ownership transparency accommodates protection of personal information in South Africa
Written by Amanda Manyame
Published: 31 December 2022
Our Opening Extractives session at the 2022 International Anti-Corruption Conference was a deep dive into the important role that beneficial ownership transparency can play in supporting a just energy transition
Published: 20 December 2022
Documenting the first year of the Opening Extractives programme’s implementation across 10 countries, including how countries have modernised data collection tools, improved disclosure systems, supported evidence-based advocacy and strengthened stakeholder capacity through peer learning
Published: 16 December 2022
This briefing describes the background applicable to the beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) of trusts, and also discusses South Africa’s BOT of trusts regime through the framework of the Open Ownership Principles
Written by Johann Krige, Anneke Wolmarans
Published: 12 December 2022
Open Ownership’s contribution to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) consultation on the revision of Recommendation 25 on beneficial ownership transparency of trusts and other legal arrangements, and its Interpretive Note
Published: 06 December 2022
Open Ownership’s contribution to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) consultation on the revision of Recommendation 24 on the transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons, and its Interpretive Note
This policy brief demonstrates the potential of company ownership data to challenge those seeking to abuse their positions for personal gain, by illustrating how data on beneficial ownership helps prevent and detect corruption, particularly where data is available through public registers
Written by Alanna Markle , Tymon Kiepe
Published: 05 December 2022
This briefing provides background information on the origins, elements, and classifications of trusts in South Africa relevant to the discussions on national beneficial ownership transparency reforms, and serves as background to the Open Ownership briefing, Beneficial ownership transparency of trusts in South Africa.
Published: 14 November 2022
