Format:
1 online resource (283 pages)
ISBN:
9780821388969
Content:
Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the beneficial owner- the Puppet Master and beneficiary of it all. Linking the beneficial owner to the proceeds of corruption is notoriously hard. With sizable wealth and resources on their side, they exploit transnational constructions that are hard to penetrate and stay aggressively ahead of the game. Nearly all cases of grand corruption have one thing in common. They rely on corporate vehicles- legal structures such as companies, foundations and trusts -- to conceal ownership and control of tainted assets.The Misuse of Corporate Vehicles takes these corporate vehicles as its angle of investigation. It builds upon cases, interviews with investigators, corporate registries and financial institutions, as well as a 'mystery shopping' exercise that provide factual evidence of a criminal practice. This approach is used to understand the nature of the problem and design policy recommendations to facilitate the investigative process by unraveling the complex world of CVs. This lucidly written report is solidly built on step-by step arguments and designed to deliver practical, applicable and well substantiated recommendations. It is intended for use by policy makers in developing national legislation and regulation as well as international standard setters. It also provides helpful information for practitioners engaged in investigating corrupt officials and academics involved in the study of financial crime.
Content:
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- A Significant Challenge -- The Elusive Beneficial Owner: A Call for a Substantive Approach -- Wanted: A Government Strategy -- The Advantages of Service Providers -- Why Service Providers Should Be Obligated to Conduct Due Diligence -- Enforcing Compliance -- Attorneys and Claims of Attorney-Client Privilege -- A Two-Track Approach -- Why Due Diligence Is Not Enough -- Enhancing the Skills and Capacity of Investigators -- Transnational Investigations -- Building a Transnational Case -- Conducting Risk Analysis and Typologies -- Part 1. The Misuse of Corporate Vehicles -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Objective of This Report -- 1.3 How to Use This Report -- Part 2. The Beneficial Owner -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Origin of the Term "Beneficial Owner" -- 2.3 Defining Beneficial Ownership: The Theory -- 2.4 Applying the Concept of Beneficial Ownership in Practice -- 2.5 The Service Provider's Perspective -- 2.6 Conclusion and Recommendations -- Part 3. Where Does the Beneficial Owner Hide? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Corporate Vehicles: Types and Features -- 3.3 Conclusion and Recommendations -- Part 4. Finding the Beneficial Owner -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Company Registries -- 4.3 Trust and Company Service Providers -- 4.4 Financial Institutions -- 4.5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- Appendix A. Compliance with Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) Recommendations 5, 12, 33, and 34 -- Texts of FATF Recommendation 5 and Recommendation 12 -- Texts of FATF Recommendation 33 and Recommendation 34 -- Appendix B. The Five Component Projects: Methodology and Summary of Findings -- Project 1. The Grand Corruption Database Project -- Project 2. The Bank Beneficial Ownership Project.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821388945
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821388945
Language:
English
