08/11/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 8 November, the European finance ministers agreed to start exchanging information on the beneficial owners of shell companies, with effect from 1 January 2018. The public register of these beneficial owners is still a whole different debate, against the backdrop of the proposed changes to the anti-money laundering directive. The Presidency does not know whether it will manage to reach agreement by the end of the year, as there are still issues with...