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Disclosure registers: who funds, owns or influences what

This directory lists official registers that show who funds, owns or influences what. Each entry names the operator and what the register discloses, from the operator's own page or the law. The UK foreign influence register publishes only political influence arrangements 2. The EU Transparency Register asks how registrants are funded 5. US beneficial ownership reporting now covers foreign reporting companies only 25. Use the jurisdiction filter to narrow the list.

Last checked 6 November 2026

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Notes

  • Coverage and access rules change. FinCEN made its exemption for U.S. companies permanent from 14 August 2026 25.
  • The Australian entry for the foreign influence register relies on a university guidance page. The Attorney-General's Department site could not be read for this directory 3.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Justice: Foreign Agents Registration Act (modified 20 August 2026)
  2. Home Office: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, registration and public register (updated 24 July 2025)
  3. Australian National University: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme
  4. Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House: Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance (revised 28 February 2025)
  5. European Union: Transparency Register, Home
  6. Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists: Search the Register
  7. legislation.gov.uk: Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, Part 1
  8. Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada: Frequently asked questions
  9. Standards in Public Office Commission: About the Register of Lobbying
  10. Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique: Le répertoire
  11. Deutscher Bundestag: Lobbyregister beim Deutschen Bundestag
  12. Gesetze im Internet: Gesetz zur Einführung eines Lobbyregisters für die Interessenvertretung gegenüber dem Deutschen Bundestag und gegenüber der Bundesregierung (Lobbyregistergesetz, LobbyRG)
  13. Electoral Commission: Donations and loans
  14. Australian Electoral Commission: Financial disclosure (updated 1 April 2026)
  15. Australian Electoral Commission: Disclosure threshold (updated 10 July 2025)
  16. U.S. Department of the Treasury, TFX: Data Transparency (modified 15 April 2025)
  17. European Commission: Financial Transparency System
  18. Open Government, Government of Canada: Grants and Contributions
  19. GrantConnect: Welcome to the Australian Government's grants information system
  20. 360Giving: Explore grants data (modified 22 October 2026)
  21. Internal Revenue Service: Public disclosure and availability of exempt organizations returns and applications, Documents subject to public disclosure (reviewed 28 June 2026)
  22. Charity Commission for England and Wales: Prepare a charity annual return (updated 16 September 2026)
  23. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: What is Open Payments?
  24. Companies House: People with significant control (PSCs) (updated 30 July 2026)
  25. FinCEN: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting