Author: Andres Knobel

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New IMF AML Guidance pushes for beneficial ownership transparency and tackles risks from major financial centres

By Andres Knobel ■ 18 August 2026 ■ 5 min READ
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New Tax Justice Network reports on real estate transparency

By Andres Knobel ■ 7 July 2026 ■ 2 min READ
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The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the weaponisation of privacy to restrict tax authorities’ access to banking data 

By Andres Knobel ■ 17 June 2026 ■ 6 min READ
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Finally, the European Court of Justice cracks down on trusts

By Andres Knobel ■ 21 May 2026 ■ 6 min READ
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When AI runs a company, who is the beneficial owner?

By Andres Knobel ■ 19 May 2025 ■ 5 min READ
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Another EU court case is weaponising human rights against transparency and tax justice

By Andres Knobel ■ 28 June 2024 ■ 19 min READ
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The IMF’s paper on opaque bank ownership is fully aligned with our beneficial ownership policies

By Andres Knobel ■ 29 April 2024 ■ 3 min READ
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The secrecy enablers strike back: weaponising privacy against transparency

By Andres Knobel ■ 26 March 2024 ■ 8 min READ ■ 1 comments
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The IMF’s anti-money laundering strategy review is promising, but it all comes down to implementation

By Andres Knobel ■ 26 February 2024 ■ 4 min READ
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New report on how to fix beneficial ownership frameworks, so they actually work

By Andres Knobel ■ 20 December 2023 ■ 14 min READ
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Our response to the FATF’s consultation on Guidance on Recommendation 25 on beneficial ownership transparency for legal arrangements

By Andres Knobel ■ 30 November 2023 ■ 15 min READ
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30 uses for beneficial ownership (beyond anti-money laundering)

By Andres Knobel ■ 15 November 2023 ■ < 1
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The unexploited silver bullet to tackle enablers: mandatory disclosure rules

By Andres Knobel ■ 14 July 2023 ■ 7 min READ
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Beneficial ownership and fossil fuels: lifting the lid on who benefits

By Andres Knobel ■ 30 June 2023 ■ 4 min READ
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A fund-amental improvement: IMF engagement on its anti-money laundering strategy

By Andres Knobel ■ 8 May 2023 ■ 5 min READ
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10 targets every country’s beneficial ownership laws should meet (and how to meet them effectively)

By Andres Knobel ■ 7 February 2023 ■ 3 min READ
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Roadmap to Effective Beneficial Ownership Transparency (REBOT)

By Andres Knobel ■ 7 February 2023 ■ 19 min READ ■ 1 comments
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Beneficial ownership registration in 2022: developing countries lead the way

By Andres Knobel ■ 15 December 2022 ■ 5 min READ
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‘No, the proposals are not enough’: our response to FATF consultation on Recommendation 25

By Andres Knobel ■ 14 December 2022 ■ 16 min READ
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‘Strong on risks, loose on solutions’: our response to FATF consultation on Recommendation 24

By Andres Knobel ■ 13 December 2022 ■ 12 min READ
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Dear European Court of Justice, you were played

By Andres Knobel ■ 5 December 2022 ■ 2 min READ ■ 1 comments
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Reforms to FATF Recommendation 25 should reflect fact not fiction

By Andres Knobel ■ 28 July 2022 ■ 7 min READ