Registering Beneficial Ownership

All relevant entities are required to file beneficial ownership information with the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (the RBO).

A newly incorporated entity has five months from incorporation in which to register its beneficial ownership with the RBO.

A Beneficial Owner is defined in Article 3(6) of the EU’s Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD) as any natural person(s) who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity, either through direct or indirect ownership of a sufficient percentage of the shares or voting rights or ownership interest in the entity, including through bearer shareholdings, or through control via other means.

The Registrar has determined that information shall be delivered online through the RBO Portal on the RBO website.

Please visit the RBO website for more information.