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The New UK Trust Register: Impact on UK trusts and trustees

22 August 2017

The New UK Trust Register

On 22 June 2017 the UK government implemented the fourth iteration of the EU’s anti-money laundering directive by enacting The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”).

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