Total results: 23 results
As part of our Nigerian Data Challenge, Zeke Hunter-Green and Boris Kusovski looked into publicly-available beneficial ownership data concerning Nigeria. This blogpost explores their methods, analysis and findings, and discusses how important publicly-available data was to their work
Written by Agustina De Luca , Kathryn Davies
Published: 20 November 2023
Submission by Open Ownership to the 10th Session of the UNCAC Conference of States Parties
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 01 December 2023
Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) have been added to Open Ownership (OO) datasets, enabling greater connectivity between international beneficial ownership (BO) and corporate ownership datasets
Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh
Published: 27 September 2023
This page gathers mentions of and references to the Beneficial Ownership Standard by partners of Open Ownership and other international actors.
This policy briefing outlines the key benefits of collecting, storing, and publishing structured beneficial ownership data, and how this improves its functionality, reduces costs, and leads to greater policy impact
Written by Jack Lord, Tymon Kiepe
Published: 12 August 2022
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 technical guidance aims to help implementers and multi-stakeholder groups understand how reliable identifiers facilitate the connection of datasets such as disclosures on politically exposed persons, stock exchange filings and licence registers
Written by Kadie Armstrong , Stephen Abbott Pugh
Published: 23 October 2023
A briefing on the frontier issue of interoperable beneficial ownership data
Published: 15 November 2023
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.
Published: 27 November 2024
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