According to a 2019 report by Global Financial Integrity, many states required more information to obtain a library card than to register a company that can be used for laundering money.

March 10 – 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET (Washington) Co-hosted by the FACT Coalition, GATJ, and the Nawi Collective RSVP HERE Moderator: Ian Gary,

By Sophia Cole, from Anti-Corruption Data Collective At the heart of the climate crisis lies the power of the fossil fuel industry, and the international

From Covering Climate Now We’ve expanded our awards by adding new categories. We look forward to your stories — by March 15! We’re excited to

Every year, nearly $90 billion of African resources are lost to the Global North in Illicit Financial Flows, or IFFs.

Squabbling Republicans want to rollback Biden’s agenda, but what’s their plan to defuse the climate crisis?

SCOTT GREYTAK , DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY, TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S.ON 8/26/22 AT 8:00 AM EDT Originally published on Newsweek Given the heightened tensions this past month in Congress,

A statement from Transparency International U.S. July 14, 2022

By Chris Boose On June 28th and 29th, the FACT Coalition convened anti-money laundering, illicit finance, environment, and climate policymakers, thought leaders, and activists to discuss

FACT Coalition Report Calls on Securities and Exchange Commission to Increase Financial Reporting to Protect Investor Interests WASHINGTON, DC – Investors are exposed to material tax

– The Board of Directors of the Fund for Constitutional Government (FCG) today announced the appointment of Ian Gary as its new executive director. Gary takes over from Conrad Martin who has served the organization for 38 years.

On the occasion of the U.S. publication of investigative journalist Oliver Bullough’s latest book, Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World’s Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything, join the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, legislators from the U.S. and U.K., and advocates to discuss the problems caused by dirty money in the U.K. and U.S. and how to foster transatlantic competition to crack down on dirty money in both jurisdictions.

High value real estate is a popular destination for corrupt and criminal foreign assets, in part due to limited oversight and lack of transparency in real estate transactions. In response to these concerns, the US Treasury began implementing a series of Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) in 2016, forcing corporate buyers making all-cash purchases in targeted counties to report the company’s ultimate owner. To estimate the causal effect of GTOs on these types of transactions, we combine data on millions of real estate transactions over the period 2014-2019 with a staggered difference-in-differences design.

As we discussed in last week’s ‘Climate Beat’ newsletter, CCNow’s next joint coverage week will focus on the climate connections with food and water. The week kicks off Monday, June 27, with a topic that’s sure to engage audiences; after all, we all need to eat and drink.

The 20th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) will be held this year in Washington, D.C., from December 6th through 10th. The theme will be “Uprooting Corruption, Defending Democratic Values.” As recently as 2020, the 19th IACC brought together more than 10,000 activists, experts, and public and private sector officials from 180 countries.