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​EU money-laundering deal calls for national registers of company owners

( December 17, 2014, 10:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: EU member states will need to keep central registers listing the owners of companies and trusts, under an agreement between negotiators for the European Parliament and national governments on the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. These registers would be accessible by authorities, banks conducting due diligence and the public, with the aim of reducing criminal use of the financial system. The agreement needs to be ratified by the full council of governments and the parliament to be enacted into law.Full statement follows:...

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