that have True and Financieele Dagblad ( FD ) Monday announced based on the Panama Papers which they hold.
ABN’s foreign subsidiaries act as a nominee shareholder to hide who the real owners of the company, known nominee shareholders.
So the ABN Amro business Martello acts as shareholder 25 companies in the British Virgin Islands. The bank has at least five subsidiary companies that offer such services
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Risk
According to newspapers ABN is the only major Dutch financial institution that currently offers nominee shareholder ship. ING and Rabobank were there years ago have been stopped.
It is not forbidden to offer such services, some people look for a good reason anonymity on, for example, to ensure privacy. But the international anti-money laundering organization FATF suggests that an increased risk of abuse entails shielding shareholders in this way.
Regulated
An ABN spokesman let it be known that all activities of the Bank ‘regular and regulated “are. the companies concerned have been set up for customers and always comply with local and international laws and regulations.
the bank can not in any way refer to the suggestions that have been raised. ” ABN never participates in tax evasion “, emphasizes the spokesman said.
Meerstadt
Earlier popped the name of ABN Commissioner Bert Meerstadt in Panama Papers, after unveiling immediate withdrawal. CEO Gerrit Zalm said not knowing the facts behind the departure of his commissioner, but stressed that the bank complies with the law.
That Meerstadt occurs in Panama Papers, refused, according to him say that bank also involved. ” We put no foreign structures for customers, “he told record
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