Beneficial Ownership
What you must do to identify, verify, record and file information about the individuals who ultimately own or control your entity, and who can see it.
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The beneficial ownership regime: an overview
Start here. What changed, who is in scope, and what you must do.
Who is a beneficial owner
Ownership, control, and the senior manager fallback.
Identifying and verifying your beneficial owners
What you must do before anyone goes on your register.
What you must record
Different fields for individuals and for relevant legal entities.
Filing with the Registrar and keeping it current
On registration, continuation, conversion, and application for permission.
Exemptions from the regime and from filing
Listed entities, the Exemption Order, and applications by a beneficial owner.
Who can access beneficial ownership information
Three routes of access, which do not give the same thing.
Legitimate interest access
Who may apply, what must be shown, and what is disclosed.
Obliged entity requests
For persons to whom the anti-money laundering regulations apply.