Author: Andres Knobel

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How authorities, banks and researchers from around the world are verifying beneficial ownership information

By Andres Knobel ■ 4 June 2020 ■ 6 min READ
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The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in 2020

By Andres Knobel, Markus Meinzer, Moran Harari, Miroslav Palansky
1 June 2020
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US appeals court confirms firm must disclose to IRS names of clients behind offshore bank accounts and foreign entities

By Andres Knobel ■ 7 May 2020 ■ 2 min READ
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New group to promote beneficial ownership verification pilots around the world

By Andres Knobel ■ 24 April 2020 ■ 2 min READ ■ 1 comments
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Tax-responsible rules for Corona Bailout

By Moran Harari, Alex Cobham, Markus Meinzer, Andres Knobel, Mark Bou Mansour
23 April 2020
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Argentina finally has a beneficial ownership register. Now, it should make it public

By Andres Knobel ■ 20 April 2020 ■ 10 min READ
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Costa Rica: a bill threatening to render its beneficial ownership register useless

By Andres Knobel ■ 3 April 2020 ■ 3 min READ
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FATF beneficial ownership report reveals cutting-edge verification processes, hesitates to endorse public registries

By Andres Knobel ■ 27 November 2019 ■ 15 min READ
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The quadrillion-dollar elephant in the room: beneficial ownership in the investment industry

By Andres Knobel ■ 9 October 2019 ■ 9 min READ
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Beneficial ownership in the investment industry: A strategy to roll back anonymous capital

By Andres Knobel
9 October 2019
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Not just about control: one share in a company should be enough to be a beneficial owner

By Andres Knobel ■ 2 October 2019 ■ 5 min READ ■ 2 comments
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Global Asset Registries: a game changer for the fight against inequality and illicit financial flows?

By Andres Knobel ■ 17 September 2019 ■ 2 min READ ■ 1 comments
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More beneficial ownership loopholes to plug: circular ownership, fragmented control and companies as parties to the trust

By Andres Knobel ■ 6 September 2019 ■ 4 min READ ■ 3 comments
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We trained over 100 tax administration officials to use our Indexes

By Andres Knobel ■ 12 August 2019 ■ 4 min READ
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Protecting enablers: attorney-client privilege is just the tip of the iceberg in facilitating illicit financial flows

By Andres Knobel ■ 24 July 2019 ■ 11 min READ
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US half-shuts door to financial secrecy, opens new window

By Andres Knobel ■ 15 July 2019 ■ 6 min READ
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SWIFT data can be a global vantage point for tackling global money laundering

By Andres Knobel ■ 11 July 2019 ■ 3 min READ
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Data on bank transfers: Complementing automatic exchange of information and detecting illicit financial flows in real time

By Andres Knobel
10 July 2019
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Dear WEF, let’s tax corporations in the real world

By Andres Knobel ■ 9 July 2019 ■ 3 min READ
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Statistics on automatic exchange of banking information and the right to hold authorities (and banks) to account

By Andres Knobel ■ 21 June 2019 ■ 12 min READ
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Global Asset Registry workshop – 1-2 July, Paris: submit your paper

By Andres Knobel ■ 2 May 2019 ■ 2 min READ
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The use of banking information to tackle corruption and money laundering: a low-hanging fruit the OECD refuses to harvest

By Andres Knobel ■ 30 April 2019 ■ 8 min READ