Beneficial ownership & control
Beneficial ownership & control - Ownership & corporate structure.
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- Beneficial ownership & controlUltimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)An ultimate beneficial owner is a natural person who ultimately owns or controls an entity. The immediate shareholder may be another company, so identifying a UBO can require following an ownership chain and examining control separately. A corporate owner should not be presented as the final answer to a question about the people behind a business.
- Beneficial ownership & controlBeneficial OwnershipBeneficial ownership describes ultimate ownership or control interests that may sit behind direct legal ownership.
- Beneficial ownership & controlDirect OwnershipDirect ownership is an ownership interest held immediately in an entity without an intermediate owner on that path.
- Beneficial ownership & controlIndirect OwnershipIndirect ownership is an interest held through one or more intermediary entities or arrangements.
- Beneficial ownership & controlControl of a CompanyControl of a company concerns the ability to direct relevant decisions through rights, arrangements or practical influence.