Theo Van der Merwe

Anti-money laundering analyst. Formerly @anticorruption. @sciencespo and @UCT_news alumnus. Personal account.

[Equal Rights Trust @EqualRights]

Join us on Mon 1 Nov for a virtual event to mark the launch of our new study, TOGETHER FOR EQUALITY, exploring why and how a comprehensive approach to challenging discrimination works

Register for the event at 👉https://t.co/RsakalRMml

[Sheridan Prasso @SheridanAsia]

Hundreds of millions of $$$ of IMF pandemic relief was misappropriated.
“That means less money for ventilators, mobile hospitals, and PPE, and by extension a greater loss of lives” - @TheoVanderMerw3, Transparency International

Read my latest work👇

https://t.co/z0Pf2PHFrG

[Maíra Martini @mairarmartini]

If adopted, the @FATFNews proposal will strengthen the ability of countries to tackle dirty money
🟢BO registers as a requirement
🟢Verified data
🟢BO registration of foreign companies that eg own real estate
🟢Prohibition of bearer shares
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[Transparency International @anticorruption]

Health minister of #SouthAfrica has been placed on special leave amid #corruption claims for COVID-19-related contracts. (THREAD) 1/4 https://t.co/kOEla1DKOF

[Transparency International U.S. (TI US) @transparencyUSA]

Transparency International’s new report illustrates the risk of corruption driven by powerful interest groups in the process of designing and granting tax incentives.
https://t.co/EwHfhEGYAk

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

As part of our in-depth analysis, we listed 4 main factors weakening the effective implementation of the anti-corruption commitments in the @IMFNews loans. ⬇️
https://t.co/Hoi3cuX5LY

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

We are pleased to see that, in line with civil society's recommendation, @IMFNews is publicly reporting on the level of implementation of anti-corruption commitments that governments made as part of the pandemic loan agreements. https://t.co/4TSGy7WMmN

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

Our upcoming study with @EqualRights shows that #corruption & #discrimination are impeding global #LGBTQI+ equality. To achieve progress for all, we have to address discriminatory corruption & its effects.
https://t.co/03pPY7uJUc

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

🔵NEW REPORT: Inadequate protection for those affected by organised crime & a lack of independence and integrity is plaguing criminal justice institutions along the drug trafficking route in #WestAfrica & #LatinAmerica ➡️ https://t.co/cwoe5wXKpQ

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

🔵 Is the @IMFnews approach to dealing with #COVID19 corruption working? Together with @hrw, we've assessed whether governments of Cameroon, Ecuador, Egypt & Nigeria carried through on anti-corruption measures included in their loan agreements. https://t.co/kdbWQhNT21

[Transparency International U.S. (TI US) @transparencyUSA]

Our office has also recommended the creation and maintenance of a cross-border payments database that would allow the U.S. government to conduct more targeted anticorruption investigations and stem the flow of dirty money.

More in our report: https://t.co/6OLtn0Qdvr

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

🔴 700+ signatories from 120 countries call on #UNGASS2021 to set a new global standard on #beneficialownership transparency. Our statement: https://t.co/eYd0ZkOyOz

[Maíra Martini @mairarmartini]

#OpenLux: If you needed evidence that the current BO definition used by many countries and the EU is inadequate, we have it: More than 80% of investment funds in Luxembourg do not declare any BO. @anticorruption
and @acdatacollectiv new report: https://t.co/l6LKcaZw2J

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

🔴 #OpenLux: Together with @acdatacollectiv, we analysed records obtained by @lemondefr to find that #Luxembourg-based 4.5 trillion-euro investment funds industry continues to operate as a black box. By @mairarmartini & @dszakonyi. https://t.co/XUWsZdYVhW

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

🔵 OUT NOW! We analysed 180 countries to see how they scored in the fight against #corruption. Check out your country’s score now! #CPI2020 https://t.co/kDFcFmHEXT

[Transparency International @anticorruption]

🔴 Big news from Switzerland: #Steinmetz & his associates have been found guilty of paying US$10 million in bribes through a web of shell companies to obtain mining rights in Guinea. https://t.co/GoA7PHKOMY

[Transparency International U.S. (TI US) @transparencyUSA]

Need a primer on the Corporate Transparency Act?

Our factsheet covers the basics of the new law, including what entities are exempt from beneficial ownership reporting requirements and how long the data will be stored ⬇️
https://t.co/Gq04lXMXXI

[Transparency International U.S. (TI US) @transparencyUSA]

The Corporate Transparency Act became law today.

Effectively ending anonymous companies through the creation of a beneficial ownership registry, the CTA is the most important— and overdue— anticorruption reform in decades.

Read our statement:
https://t.co/dFRrIMQ88A

[Theo Van der Merwe @TheoVanderMerw3]

A welcome start to 2021: the Corporate Transparency Act, which finally puts an end to kleptocratic abuse of anonymous companies in the US, will become law. A much needed step towards beneficial ownership transparency and a firm rebuke to those wishing to abuse executive power.

[Ana Cabrera @AnaCabrera]

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