Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
In this research note, we set out to understand the full range of ways in which current legislation and beneficial ownership disclosure forms categorise the relationship between a beneficial owner and a legal vehicle (interests)
Written by Tim Davies, Peter Low
Published: 10 July 2025
This is Open Ownership's comment on the United States Corporate Transparency Act interim final rule: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline Extension.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 28 May 2025
This case study explores the impacts of beneficial ownership transparency on the reform of Chile's public procurement system, ChileCompra.
Written by Guillermo Burr, Rodrigo Félix Montalvo
Published: 22 May 2025
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
