Financial Transparency Coalition

As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the G20 develop a new standard for cross border information exchange, it’s vital that any new system is inclusive. A new briefing from ChristianAid looks at how developing countries are being excluded from the new standards, and how this can be changed. You can also view

The December 2014 newsletter gives a recap on the G20 Summit outcomes, as well as the FTC’s work on the ground at the Summit in Brisbane, the culmination of the EU’s new anti-money laundering legislation, and highlights from the FTC’s Annual Conference in Lima, Peru. Download the newsletter here

Prior to their agreement to the 4th European Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD) in December of 2014, the FTC, along with 10 other civil society organizations, submitted a letter to Members of European Parliament reiterating the importance of public registers of beneficial ownership information. The negotiations concluded with all EU member nations creating national-level registers that

Prior to the meeting of the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in Berlin October 28-29, the FTC sent a letter to the Global Forum Secretariat and members who were early adopters of automatic exchange of information. To download a PDF of the letter, click the link below: Letter to