Beneficial ownership register
National (and increasingly interconnected) register of beneficial ownership / UBO information.
By Noah Böker — Regulatory Strategy, Transparify
Last updated: Content is reviewed on a ~90-day cycle while AMLR implementation evolves through 2027.
ReviewedSubject-matter reviewed by Noah Böker, Regulatory Strategy, Transparify. This is not a substitute for firm-specific legal advice.
A beneficial ownership register holds information on Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) of legal entities. In Germany, the Transparenzregister is the operational interface many firms already use.
Register quality depends on upstream UBO determination quality. Prefer precise UBO terminology in filings and memos.
Related reading
Primary sources
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (AMLR)Anti-Money Laundering Regulation — directly applicable from 10 July 2027.
- Transparenzregister (Bundesanzeiger Verlag)
- Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) — Germany