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Corporate Data
5 editorial notes from Briefed on Corporate Data. Thinking from the editorial team, written for UK founders, operators, and investors.
June 2026
What is Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)?
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership is the legal concept used to identify the natural person who ultimately owns or controls a company. Here is what it means, why it matters for compliance, and how UBO is calculated through complex corporate chains.
June 2026
What is KYC (Know Your Customer)?
Know Your Customer (KYC) is the process by which regulated firms verify the identity of their clients and assess their risk profile. Here is what KYC requires, how it connects to UBO and AML, and why corporate KYC is significantly more complex than individual checks.
June 2026
What is AML compliance?
Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is the framework of legal obligations, controls, and processes that regulated firms use to detect and prevent money laundering. Here is what AML requires, how it connects to KYC and corporate ownership data, and what the current regulatory landscape looks like.
June 2026
What is a corporate ownership graph?
A corporate ownership graph is a data structure that maps ownership and control relationships between legal entities, allowing algorithms to calculate indirect stakes, resolve beneficial owners, and trace control through layered corporate structures. Here is how they work and why they matter.
June 2026
Alternatives to Bureau van Dijk Orbis for corporate ownership data
Bureau van Dijk Orbis has dominated corporate ownership data for decades. Here is an honest assessment of what Orbis does well, where it falls short, and what the alternatives look like for compliance, quant, and investigative teams.