Fictitious UBO (senior managing official)
Fallback designation of a senior managing official when no ownership/control UBO can be determined.
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.
Where no Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) can be determined through ownership or control tests, legal frameworks may require recording a senior managing official as a fictitious / substitute UBO — with careful documentation of why the primary tests failed.
This is a residual pathway, not a shortcut to skip determination. National wording varies; verify GwG/AMLR context for the mandate.
Related reading
Primary sources
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (AMLR)Anti-Money Laundering Regulation — directly applicable from 10 July 2027.
- Geldwäschegesetz (GwG) — Germany