U.S. beneficial ownership efforts a welcome sight for global AML community
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Martin Woods2020-12-14T20:14:00
U.S. Congress’ defense spending bill requiring corporations to identify who owns and controls them is a significant milestone in the global effort to put an end to anonymous shell companies, writes Martin Woods.
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