Britain lets Putin move his dark money with impunity. That has to stop
By Oliver Bullough From The Guardian UK The Danske bank money-laundering scandal was only possible thanks to Britain’s opaque corporate laws Vladimir Putin’s global power is inseparable from his mastery of dark money, which he moves secretly to buy assets…
Loch Lomond Golf Club [still owes its Cayman Islands PC £36M]
By Seamus Rotherick One of the world’s most exclusive golf clubs, Loch Lomond, is thought to have now paid off the huge amounts it has owed to its bank. The golf club does still owe its Cayman Islands-based parent company…
Transparency of company beneficial ownership
Edward Craft and Marlies Braun, partner and senior associate at Wedlake Bell, looks at what a beneficial owner is and how new regulation brings it into the business spotlight. A register of company owners means hiding in the shadows will…
