Les Echos | Company ownership: the dangerous seduction of transparency
Financial transparency put to the test by the law and the challenges of access to the register of beneficial owners are the focus of this article written by Maxime de Guillenchmidt, partner.
The 6th European Anti-Money Laundering Directive of June 2024 provides a framework for access to data on companies’ beneficial owners. However, its non-transposition into French law is creating legal uncertainty, and the debate it is generating illustrates the tension between financial transparency and the protection of individual freedoms.
