Finance:Global financial registry

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A global financial registry (also known as an international financial registry) is a proposed central database on worldwide ownership of financial assets.[1] The database would be compiled from data from large Western central securities depositories (CSDs), such as the US Depository Trust Company, Euroclear, and Clearstream.[1] Advocates for a registry say it would improve tax compliance, combat money laundering, hinder organized crime, and increase compliance with sanctions.[1][2] Prominent advocates for a global financial registry include the Tax Justice Network and José Antonio Ocampo,[2] as well as economists Thomas Piketty[3] and Gabriel Zucman.[4][5][6]

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