British Virgin Islands criticised for launching financial crime-fighting cartoon mascot before new legislationUK offshore havens have missed a deadline to publish their plans to improve corporate transparency, as MPs criticised the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in particular for launching a financial crime-fighting cartoon mascot before new legislation.Jurisdictions including the BVI and Bermuda pledged last year to approve laws allowing access to company ownership data to those with a “legitimate interest” by April 2025, with implementation to follow in June. Continue reading...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
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UK offshore havens miss deadline for transparency plans
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