[us-open-gov] Beneficial ownership vacancies, research news, events and more

[Isabelle Kermeen]

Dear US Open Gov colleagues,
(apologies for cross-posting)

I hope you are well. I'm pleased to share with you some of Open Ownership's news, including vacancies, recent publications and more.

Opportunities
1. Open Ownership (OO) is hiring a consultant to support the improvement of the legal framework, interoperability, and usability of beneficial ownership (BO) data in Chile.

2. As part of the Opening Extractives programme which we implement jointly with EITI, EITI is hiring a consultant to support our work on enhancing beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) in Mongolia. 

News, publications and more

Publications

1. Chile case study: This case study explores the impacts of BOT on the reform of Chile's public procurement system, ChileCompra. 

2. In this briefing, OO and UNODC outline actions that governments, regional fisheries management organisations, and other groups can take to begin operationalizing the use of BO information in the fisheries sector.
3. This briefing explores how tax authorities can effectively use the BO information of legal vehicles from central registers and other kinds of information relevant to understanding these networks.
4. This policy briefing emphasises the importance of having sufficient detail in BO information, and provides guidance for policymakers and registrars on how to achieve this. Read the summary blog.

5. OO has conducted primary qualitative research on the use of BO data. This report outlines the conceptual framework and lessons learned for effective and user-centred implementation of BOT reforms. 

6. In this research report, we present the findings from a collaboration with TJN to explore and analyse the ownership structures of UK legal entities. Summary blog here.

Events

1. OO will be part of multiple side events at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain. Read more. 

 2. We're speaking at a webinar by TI New Zealand on strengthening transparency and accountability in the Pacific. Register here. 

Blog posts

1. OO is excited and honoured to introduce our new International Advisory Board who will support us as we deliver our next five-year strategy.

2. The Philippines has recently been removed from the FATF grey list. Read about the country's BOT reform journey and our work to support them.

3. Read about the End Snow-Washing Coalition’s journey, including challenges overcome, wins celebrated, and why Canada’s reforms are even more relevant in this year’s fast-changing political landscapes.

4. Three reasons why the FfD Outcome Document should commit to ending company secrecy.

5. In early 2025, the British Virgin Islands government ran a public consultation that sought feedback on the rights of access to its BO register. Here, we outline suggestions to amend and strengthen the proposed policy.

6. Here, we describe the lessons learned in a recent experiment by OO, building a prototype single-search tool for BO registers.

7. Tax dodging and corruption are draining billions from development. This blog post discusses how knowing who owns what can empower tax authorities to combat illicit financial flows and secure vital funds for public services.

8. This blog post discusses the importance of regional cooperation in advancing BOT reforms in Southeast Asia.

9. BO data for millions of companies registered in the UK and over 30,000 overseas entities has been transformed and republished in line with the latest version of OO’s Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS).

10. OO and the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) are launching the Global Open Data Integration Network to foster open data practices and collaboration among organisations that publish open data or set open data standards. 

11. Corporate ownership data for millions of entities listed by GLEIF has been transformed and republished in line with the latest version of BODS. 

12. OO has introduced new features to our BODS visualisation library, an open-source tool allowing anyone to automatically visualise BO structures as clearly as possible.

Please share these with your colleagues and in your networks. Thank you very much in advance. In case you're interested in receiving our newsletter which we usually send every other month, please register here.

Thank you for reading!

Best wishes,
Isabelle

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	Isabelle Kermeen (she/her) Communications Manager  isab...@openownership.org openownership.org | @openownership
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