Companies in Russia are to collect information on their ultimate beneficial owners starting end of December 2016 (English)
10 November 2016
Federal Law dated 23 June 2016 #215-FZ amended Russian AML legislation with effect from 21 December 2016. From that date, legal entities will be obliged to collect and maintain information on their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs). No grandfathering or transitional provisions are contemplated.
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