Directors, trustees, and officers can also be fined personally and barred for five years for failure to ensure compliance with beneficial ownership disclosure requirements.
December 30, 2022A bill will be drafted by mid 2023 to create a central beneficial ownership register that will be accessible to authorities.
October 14, 2022When performing SoF and SoW checks, reporting entities must avoid the misconception that money coming from a bank can be presumed to be clean.
October 7, 2022The register requires foreign buyers of UK property to disclose their true beneficial ownership and verify their identities with Companies House.
August 3, 2022The FATF says New Zealand was re-rated on Recommendation 25 due to new requirements for trusts coming into force.
June 1, 2022The bill, if passed, will help fulfill a nearly 16-year-old commitment to bring gatekeeper professions within Australia's AML regime, and require the establishment of a public UBO register.
February 14, 2022Beginning 4 January 2022, all non-resident investors trading debt securities must register with the BOT and settle trades through segregated securities accounts.
December 9, 2021Securities firms offering trading, exchange or underwriting services will be required to ensure customers register their foreign beneficiaries.
August 8, 2021Non-residents who invest in debt securities in Thailand are required to open Segregated Securities Accounts with custodians at the UBO level.
April 14, 2021The BSP should be granted "unimpaired access" to information on all customer accounts and the ability to employ and share depositor information for any prudential purpose.
November 18, 2020