OCC recommends central beneficial ownership data

Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy Grovetta N. Gardineer yesterday discussed efforts to protect the financial system from being misused for illegal purposes during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Gardineer specifically addressed the threats posed to our financial system by the use of shell companies and methods to better identify the true beneficial owners of assets.

• Oral presentation
• Written testimony