The FATF (Guidance on Transparency and Beneficial Ownership) has defined beneficial ownership as being a natural person(s) who ultimately either:
Beneficial Owner(s) are defined as:
1) owns or controls a customer;
2) and/or the natural person on whose behalf a transaction is being conducted. It also includes those persons who exercise ultimate effective control over a legal person or arrangement.
Threshold for Simplified Due Diligence - This threshold for beneficial ownership is set at 25% or more for these type of entities or Jurisdictions
Threshold for Enhanced Due Diligence - This threshold for beneficial ownership is set at 10% or more for these type of entities or Jurisdictions