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FATF Consultation on Beneficial Ownership and Transparency

Written by Insight & Partnership Team | Oct 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM

Feedback is welcomed from firms and stakeholders, particularly in the following question areas:

  • Purposes of express trusts;
  • Activities to be included in the definition of trust administration, if any;
  • Additional mechanisms available to ensure access to beneficial ownership information in the context of trusts;
  • Suggested approaches to identify, assess, and mitigate the ML/TF risks linked with different types of legal arrangements;
  • The circumstances in which a non-professional trustee would be chosen; and
  • Jurisdictions’ obligations surrounding non-professional trustees.

Comments and any drafting proposals are invited to be received by 8 December.