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When you search B.C.’s first-of-its-kind land transparency registry some beneficial ownership information will be blocked because the new law that underpins the registry requires a 90-day holding period before the info is publicly released.
The registry, one of the B.C. government’s actions to combat money laundering in real estate, opened to the public April 30.
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And because companies, trusts and limited partnerships weren’t required to begin filing transparency reports until the end of November, there is only 2 1/2 months of filings that are accessible, those from Nov. 30 to mid-February, 2021.
Published on: Sunday, February 07, 2021
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THE Panama Papers, the world’s biggest leaked documents, highlighted the complex ways used by companies and individuals to conceal the actual beneficiaries of a certain company. It exposed a system that appeared to facilitate economic crime.
There were 142 politicians and their families from 12 countries that put their money into offshore accounts to hide their wealth.
The same modus operandi could also be taking place locally by securing huge government projects amounting billions of ringgits.
One way to overcome corruption and money laundering is by introducing a central registry for ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) of companies registered in Malaysia.
LETTER | Expose the true beneficiaries of graft
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LETTER | The Panama Papers, the world’s biggest leaked documents, highlighted the complex ways used by companies and individuals to conceal the actual beneficiaries of a certain company. It exposed a system that appeared to facilitate economic crime.
There were 142 politicians and their families from 12 countries that put their money into offshore accounts to hide their wealth.
The same
modus operandi could also be taking place locally by securing huge government projects amounting to billions of ringgit.
One way to overcome corruption and money laundering is by introducing a central registry for ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) of companies registered in Malaysia. It is now time for the government to unmask the corrupt and publicly reveal who actually benefits from every company registered in their jurisdictions.