Hundreds of academics, civil society groups and business leaders join call for UN General Assembly to end anonymous shell companies
700 signatories from 120 countries ask UNGASS 2021 to set a new global standard on beneficial ownership transparency.Transparency International today submitted an appeal to the UN General Assembly from more than 700 signatories calling for a new global standard for transparency in company ownership. The appeal comes ahead of the UN General Assembly Special Session Against Corruption, UNGASS 2021, scheduled for June. It asks that UNGASS 2021 commits all countries to set up national, public registers of companies, disclosing the real individuals who own, control or benefit from them.The