FACT Sheet: Administration Support for Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
Several members of the U.S. administration have made statements in support of beneficial ownership disclosure.
Fact Sheet: Anti-Corruption Measures in Emergency Spending Can Save Lives
Transparency International has issued on a factsheet on the importance of anti-corruption measures, including beneficial ownership disclosure, in formulating a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FACT Sheet: Business Case for Ending Anonymous Companies (February 2020)
The pervasive use of secret shell and front companies harms the broader economy, and more and more businesses are speaking out.
FACT Sheet: Anonymous Companies and National Security (January 2020)
Anonymous companies facilitate everything from corruption and money laundering to transnational organized crime, sanctions evasion, and terrorism — all of which directly harm U.S. foreign policy interests.
FACT Sheet: Anonymous Companies and Human Trafficking
Anonymous companies provide human traffickers the secrecy they crave. Opaque ownership structures make it difficult to track the individuals involved, while providing plausible deniability for those who profit from human trafficking operations.
FACT Sheet: Small Businesses Are Harmed by Anonymous Companies
Anonymous companies have been used by rogue employees to embezzle money, fraudulent vendors to undermine supply chains, and bogus competitors to steal contracts.
With fewer resources than larger enterprises, small businesses are often easy targets for scammers and criminals.