Stephen Abbott Pugh
@stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social
Beneficial ownership transparency, data and standardisation expert. Offering technical guidance and consultancy support https://www.beneficialownership.co.uk/
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This is by no means the norm so far for some other EU member states who have decided to cherry pick certain access categories as highlighted in this recent research I helped pull together with the Kyckr team www.kyckr.com/blog/eu-ubo-...
EU UBO Registry Access for Obliged Entities (2025 Guide) — Kyckr
The most comprehensive EU UBO register guide, covering all EU member states, including Cyprus and Malta, legitimate interest access rules, the 6AMLD, and how to obtain reliable UBO data across all mem...
www.kyckr.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is by no means the norm so far for some other EU member states who have decided to cherry pick certain access categories as highlighted in this recent research I helped pull together with the Kyckr team www.kyckr.com/blog/eu-ubo-...
Good to see that the Dutch are planning to fully transpose article 12 of the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive allowing legitimate interest access for a wide range of natural and legal persons who can best make use of UBO information eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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eur-lex.europa.eu
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Good to see that the Dutch are planning to fully transpose article 12 of the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive allowing legitimate interest access for a wide range of natural and legal persons who can best make use of UBO information eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
Bermuda premier following Joint Ministerial Council:
“It is unfortunate the UK Government continues to bang this drum of beneficial ownership.”
“The Bermuda Government is going to move in line with international standards and not in line with UK dictates.”
www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
“It is unfortunate the UK Government continues to bang this drum of beneficial ownership.”
“The Bermuda Government is going to move in line with international standards and not in line with UK dictates.”
www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Premier: Britain needs to do more for our security
David Burt, attending what could be his final Joint Ministerial Council in London as Premier of Bermuda, has said that the Overseas Territories were adamant that the British Government needed to take ...
www.royalgazette.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Bermuda premier following Joint Ministerial Council:
“It is unfortunate the UK Government continues to bang this drum of beneficial ownership.”
“The Bermuda Government is going to move in line with international standards and not in line with UK dictates.”
www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
“It is unfortunate the UK Government continues to bang this drum of beneficial ownership.”
“The Bermuda Government is going to move in line with international standards and not in line with UK dictates.”
www.royalgazette.com/politics/new...
Capturing nominee relationships; and offering access to foreign competent authorities. No mention of granting legitimate interest access...
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Capturing nominee relationships; and offering access to foreign competent authorities. No mention of granting legitimate interest access...
Consultation documents suggest updating the basic information captured about beneficial owners; standardising approaches to make sure the information is adequate, accurate and up-to-date; giving access to competent authorities, obliged entities and DNFBPs...
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Consultation documents suggest updating the basic information captured about beneficial owners; standardising approaches to make sure the information is adequate, accurate and up-to-date; giving access to competent authorities, obliged entities and DNFBPs...