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Singapore Corporate Service Providers Act Now in Effect as of 9 June

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The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore announced on 9 May 2025 that the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 (CSP Act) and the Corporate Service Provider Regulations 2025 (CSP Regulations), providing...more

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Global Legal Insights Fintech 2024: Jersey chapter

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Financial technology is already well established in Jersey, and firms are embedding technological solutions which enhance their products and services, increase efficiencies, and provide greater transparency. Originally...more

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Entities That 'Cease to Exist' Must Still Comply With the Corporate Transparency Act

On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more

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Understanding the Ultimate Beneficial Owner in UAE Businesses: Insights from Cabinet Decisions No. 109/2023 and No. 132/2023

In recent years, the UAE has taken significant steps to enhance transparency and combat financial crimes within its business landscape. Central to these efforts is the identification and regulation of Ultimate Beneficial...more

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British Columbia's Beneficial Ownership Transparency Register: Overview and Status Update

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As part of a global effort to improve corporate transparency and combat serious financial crime, private companies incorporated under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (“BCBCA”) have been required to prepare and...more

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The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022: New Rules for Overseas Entities Owning Land in the UK

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The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (“Act”) introduces new measures to tackle illicit wealth in the UK property market. The Act is comprised of three parts and Part 1 of the Act (“Part 1”), which became...more

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UK Limited Partnership Legislative Reform Package Introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill

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​​​​​​​The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill) includes a package of proposed legislative amendments to U.K. limited partnership (UKLP) law, substantially to tighten registration requirements and improve...more

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What to Know: New Register for Overseas Entities Owning UK Property Launched

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​​​​​​​As anticipated in our previous article on 7 March 2022, Companies House launched the new register of overseas entities (the “ROE”) pursuant to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “Act”), so...more

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Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 - Obligation to Register at Companies House from 1 August 2022

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The Government has now announced that it intends to launch the Register of Overseas Entities at Companies House (“ROE”) on 1 August 2022. We await formal confirmation (in the form of a commencement order) but we anticipate...more

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New Disclosure Requirements Imposed on Overseas Entities Holding UK Property

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A new Register of Overseas Entities, expected this summer, requires disclosure of beneficial owners. The UK government has introduced legislation1 in Parliament to pave the way for the launch of the new Register of...more

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The new Economic Crime Bill: can it deliver on its promises?

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On March 1, 2022, the UK Government put forward the Economic Crime (Enforcement and Transparency) Bill. The stated aim of the legislation is to “crack down on dirty money in the UK and corrupt elites”, and it is designed to...more

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Foreign Ownership of UK Real Estate Under Scrutiny

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The UK Government has recently introduced the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 (the Bill). Amongst other objectives, the Bill proposes the setting up of a register of overseas entities and their...more

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