The president of the world's leading agency in the fight against financial crime, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has urged countries to demonstrate transparency concerning the use of shell companies. It qualifies shell companies as a “getaway car” for criminals.

The FATF, group intergovernmental body in the fight against money laundering, assesses countries over a cycle of six years in terms of the implementation of recommendations aimed at reduce financial crime These recommendations include the requirement to keep an accurate and up-to-date record of the persons behind the businesses and entities, also known as “beneficial owners” ”. Elisa de Anda Madrazo, in an interview, said that during the next series of evaluations, the effectiveness of these systems will be closely examined. Elle describes shell companies as the “getaway car” allowing criminals to transfer funds across the world without being detected. La President also said that “countries need to ensure that information is up to date, complete, accurate and easily accessible to authorities law enforcement officials.”