Tax Authorities Can’t See Across Borders. The UK Can Fix That. Read more in the latest @bloombergtax.com op ed by our Executive Director, @thomtownsend.bsky.social: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

Tax Authorities Can’t See Across Borders. The UK Can Fix That

Opinion: The UK soon will have a rare opportunity through a series of global leadership positions to connect the world's company ownership data. It should use it.

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Thanks to Berlin Risk Advisors for speaking with our Executive Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social on their #IntegrityInsights podcast. Watch a clip: www.linkedin.com/posts/aml-fi... Listen to the full episode: pod.link/1691491946/e...

Tackling financial crime is a key topic at this month's G7. This new report from the Taskforce on Interoperable Beneficial Ownership Data includes recommendations on how to make interoperability a reality. More in the thread 👇 Read it: bit.ly/interoperabl...

🎧New KickBack ep (148): Why does beneficial ownership transparency matter—and how do we prove it works? @tshipley1.bsky.social speaks with @thomtownsend.bsky.social & Alanna Markle (@openownership.bsky.social) on the gaps in BOT research and measuring real impact. Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/48SGSgI

Opening remarks were delivered by Alanna Markle (OO), Yara Esquivel (WBG), and @thomtownsend.bsky.social (OO), and the keynote speech was delivered by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social (CSC/US). We look forward to engaging discussions over the next two days.

The end of year “wrapped” trend is out of control.

Sneak peek at some of the side events we are part of during #COSP11 next week: ▶️14 Dec: talk on work by States parties to implement Resolution 10/6, and how civ soc can monitor and promote effective action on the Resolution ▶️16 Dec: Deep dive into #blockchain with @thomtownsend.bsky.social...

This week our Director of Country Implementation is in Johannesburg for the 8th Session of the #AfricanUnion’s Specialised Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration. Building on our seminar in Lusaka earlier this year...

Delighted to share this #BriberyMatters blog post on TRACE International, in which our Executive Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social is interviewed by Marc Schleifer. Delve into this exploration of the #BeneficialOwnership, #transparency #AntiCorruption nexus👇 www.briberymatters.com/post/advanci...

Advancing Beneficial Ownership Transparency in the Data Privacy Age

In several previous pieces for BriberyMatters, I have examined the links between beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) and anti-corruption, such as safeguarding government procurement, limiting busi...

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What is #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, and how can it help close the development finance gap? How BOT can help raise domestic revenue, improve #PublicProcurement and build fairer, more resilient economies, by our Executive Director, @thomtownsend.bsky.social www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Beneficial ownership transparency for development finance

Here's how beneficial ownership transparency, or BOT, can help raise domestic revenue, improve procurement and help build fairer, more resilient economies.

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Requiring companies who want to win government contracts to disclose their #beneficialowners works. Our case study on Chile's #PublicProcurement reform for @openownership.bsky.social shows a drop 📉 in conflicts of interest cases. Read more: openownership.org/en/publicati... #OpenContracting

Beneficial ownership in Chile's public procurement reform

This case study explores the impacts of beneficial ownership transparency on the reform of Chile's public procurement system, ChileCompra.

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Open Ownership will soon launch our next five-year strategy, and we are excited and honoured to introduce our new International Advisory Board who will support us on this continued journey. Read more: www.openownership.org/en/news/open...

If you're in Baku this week at the GlobE Network plenary meeting, join our Executive Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social for a session on #BeneficialOwnership data for investigations on today, with country examples. @unodc.bsky.social #transparency #IFFs #AML #DataSharing

We're pleased to be part of the GlobE Network plenary meeting in #Azerbaijan next week. Our Executive Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social is hosting a session on #BeneficialOwnership data for investigations on Tuesday 20 May. @unodc.bsky.social

Getting good company ownership information into tax authorities will help raise revenue and close the tax gap. Pleased the AU agrees and is starting the work to make it happen. au.int/en/newsevent... (big thanks to the Zambian Revenue Authority for hosting us)

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Boosting corporate transparency is one of the key ways African countries can improve their tax systems. Today, we are in Zambia to facilitate @_AfricanUnion meetings on increasing #BeneficialOwnership #transparency for impact across the continent.

We are pleased to publish our latest research report on understanding beneficial ownership data use, by Julie Rialet. Read the full report: www.openownership.org/en/publicati... Read a summary version: www.openownership.org/documents/92...

Join Open Ownership at the #WorldBank's #AntiCorruption Global Forum in Washington, D.C. or online on 8-9 April 2025. Our Executive Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social is moderating a session on #BeneficialOwnership reform, with country examples. ➡️ www.openownership.org/en/blog/open...

I’m proud of my team for producing this work. It’s full of great examples of how beneficial ownership data is already making a real difference in growing tax revenues and clear next steps that all governments can take to do more.

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Open Ownership’s Exec Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social says info about the real owners of companies can help governments identify red flags for tax avoidance and evasion, carry out investigations, and ultimately boost tax revenue. More via @bloombergtax.com: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

Open Ownership’s Exec Director @thomtownsend.bsky.social says info about the real owners of companies can help governments identify red flags for tax avoidance and evasion, carry out investigations, and ultimately boost tax revenue. More via @bloombergtax.com: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

Tax Authorities Deserve Full Benefits of Transparency Reforms

Open Ownership’s Thom Townsend says information about the real owners of companies can help governments identify red flags for tax avoidance and evasion, carry out investigations, and ultimately boost...

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🚨 Amazing job 🚨 with the mighty @spotlightcorruption.org leading policy and campaigns to defend UK democracy. Plus, you get to work with @suehawley.bsky.social, which, trust me, is one of life's great privileges. www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/spotlig...

Senior policy and campaign lead on defending UK democracy | Spotlight on Corruption | CharityJob

Apply now for Senior policy and campaign lead on defending UK democracy. , £52,016 per year, find a career with meaning today

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We @openownership.bsky.social are recruiting a new International Advisory Board. If you would like to join us to shape and deliver our new strategy (and be my boss), please get in touch. www.openownership.org/en/blog/open...

Open Ownership is recruiting a new International Advisory Board

As Open Ownership prepares to enter a new strategy cycle, we are recruiting members for a new International Advisory Board.

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@openownership.bsky.social is now on Bluesky too, follow us for all things #beneficialownership 🙌🏼

🔥BREAKING🔥: Brilliant to see the UK slap #sanctions on 3️⃣ notorious kleptocrats as part of a new government campaign against corruption and dirty money at home and overseas. The sanctions target Isabel dos Santos 🇦🇴, Dmitry Firtash 🇺🇦 , Aivars Lembergs 🇱🇻 and their friends, family and fixers.

UK cracks down on dirty money with fresh sanctions

UK sanctions kleptocrats, firing starting gun on a new Foreign Secretary campaign against dirty money

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