UBO Monitoring

Monitoring of the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) is available through the Beneficial Ownership List (cmpbol) packet. This packet provides a list structure of both entities and individuals, and their relationship to the specified D-U-N-S Number with a particular focus on identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) and Corporate Beneficial Owners (CBOs). Notifications are triggered by changes to shareholders (e.g. names or changes to the percentage of shares held) and person of significant control (PSC) (e.g. names or changes to the nature of control) and not to other information in the Beneficial Ownership List packet.
Note: cmpbos is not available for monitoring.

Registration

Please refer Create a Registration page for details. The UBO Monitoring registration has replicated how the existing monitoring registrations look for the end-user - with some slight deviations outlined below.

Parameters specific to UBO

UBO monitoring functionality differs from the standard Direct+ Data Product monitoring functionality in the following ways:

  • Initial seeds (via monitoring), thresholds and exclusion/inclusion (element level monitoring) of specific data elements are not available.
  • Frequency is INTRA_DAY only.
  • Delivery Trigger is PUSH only.
  • Notification Types are SUMMARY and FULL_PRODUCT only.
  • SUMMARY type notifications are in a different format to the transactional Ultimate Beneficial Ownership List (cmpbol) data product. Please see below for details.
  • List of DUNS (LOD) and Full Universe can be monitored, but not Dynamic Universe.
These differences are detailed in the relevant sections of the Monitoring Guide and in the API Reference sections.

Monitored Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Notification Types:

There are two notification types available when monitoring the "cmpbol" product

  • SUMMARY
    • The notification provides a summary of changes for the monitored DUNS numbers. Please refer here for the JSON schema of Summary notification layout. Below is the additional data element and an additional object in the notification payload:
      1. organization.beneficialOwnership.beneficialOwners.changeCode
        This can have the following values:
        • 400 - Add / Insert (i.e. new share owner/PSC or a change in share owner/PSC firmographic info: name, address, birthdate)
        • 401 - Update (i.e. change in any of the following info: Direct Ownership Percentage, Indirect Ownership Percentage, Beneficial Ownership Percentage, Beneficiary Indicator, Undisclosed Indicator, Nature of Control Code, Nature of Control Class Code, Nature of Control Start Date)
        • 402 - Delete (i.e. share owner no longer holds shares or PSC no longer has significant control or a change in share owner/PSC firmographic info: name, address, birthdate)
      2. organization.beneficialOwnership.beneficialOwners.previous
        This holds details of any previous values for the share owner in terms of the following information:
        • Direct Ownership Percentage
        • Indirect Ownership Percentage
        • Beneficial Ownership Percentage
        • Beneficiary Indicator
        • Undisclosed Indicator
        and will hold details of any previous values for the PSC in terms of the following information:
        • Nature of Control Code
        • Nature of Control Class Code
        • Nature of Control Start Date
  • FULL_PRODUCT
    • The notification provides the full record for the updated monitored DUNS numbers. Please refer here for the JSON schema.

In exceptional cases where a customer requires both types of notifications for the same monitored DUNS numbers then it is necessary to create two separate registrations, one of each type. It is not possible to get both types of notification (SUMMARY & FULL_PRODUCT) from the same registration.

Sample SUMMARY Notification Type:

{
   "documentIdentifier":"850706648_2023-01-13T18:42:51Z",
   "organization":{
      "primaryIndustryCode":{
         "usSicV4":"8741",
         "usSicV4Description":"Management services"
      },
      "dunsControlStatus":{
         "isOutofBusiness":false,
         "isOutOfBusiness":false
      },
      "address":{
         "addressCountry":{
            "name":"Poland",
            "isoAlpha2Code":"PL"
         },
         "addressCounty":{
            "name":"M. Katowice"
         },
         "streetAddress":{
            "line3":null,
            "line2":null,
            "line1":"Ul. Warszawska 100-10a"
         },
         "postalCode":"40-008",
         "addressLocality":{
            "name":"Katowice"
         },
         "addressRegion":{
            "name":"slaskie"
         }
      },
      "corporateLinkage":{
         "parent":null,
         "domesticUltimate":{
            "duns":"850123456",
            "primaryName":"FORSO INVEST"
         },
         "globalUltimate":{
            "duns":"850123456",
            "primaryName":"FORSO INVEST"
         }
      },
      "businessEntityType":{
         "description":"Limited Liability Company (PL)",
         "dnbCode":18400
      },
      "duns":"850654321",
      "beneficialOwnershipSummary":{
         "corporateBeneficiariesCount":1,
         "individualsCount":3,
         "relationshipsCount":4,
         "governmentOrganizationsCount":0,
         "nationalityUnknownPSCCount":null,
         "unknownNationalityPSCCount":null,
         "publiclyTradingOrganizationsCount":0,
         "privatelyHeldOrganizationsCount":0,
         "pscCount":2,
         "totalAllocatedOwnershipPercentage":90,
         "unclassifedOwnersCount":0,
         "organizationsCount":0,
         "countryWiseSummary":[],
         "nationalityWisePSCSummary":[
            {
               "nationality":"POLISH",
               "pscCount":2
            }
         ],
         "beneficialOwnersCount":1,
         "stateOwnedOrganizationsCount":0,
         "pscUniqueTypeCount":1,
         "typeWisePSCSummary":[
            {
               "pscType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "pscCount":2,
                  "dnbCode":119
               }
            }
         ],
         "countryWisePSCSummary":[],
         "countryUnknownPSCCount":2,
         "maximumDegreeOfSeparation":1
      },
      "primaryName":"FORSO INVEST",
      "controlOwnershipType":null,
      "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[],
      "beneficialOwnership":{
         "beneficialOwners":[
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[
                  {
                     "description":null,
                     "dnbCode":36312
                  }
               ],
               "degreeOfSeparation":1,
               "isOutofBusiness":null,
               "isOutOfBusiness":null,
               "isPSC":true,
               "legalAuthority":"EU AML directive 5",
               "isUndisclosed":null,
               "changeCode":400,
               "natureOfControlClass":[
                  {
                     "description":null,
                     "dnbCode":36136
                  }
               ],
               "controlOwnershipType":null,
               "isBeneficiary":false,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "address":null,
               "residenceCountryName":"POLAND",
               "businessEntityType":null,
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "birthDate":"1983-11",
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":"POLISH",
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "dnbCode":119
               },
               "name":"Beata Chowaniec",
               "duns":null,
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":273988725,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            },
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[],
               "degreeOfSeparation":1,
               "isOutofBusiness":null,
               "isOutOfBusiness":null,
               "isPSC":null,
               "legalAuthority":null,
               "isUndisclosed":null,
               "changeCode":401,
               "natureOfControlClass":[],
               "controlOwnershipType":null,
               "isBeneficiary":true,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":80,
               "address":null,
               "previous":{
                  "natureOfControlType":[],
                  "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
                  "directOwnershipPercentage":50.94,
                  "natureOfControlClass":[],
                  "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":50.94,
                  "isBeneficiary":true
               },
               "residenceCountryName":null,
               "businessEntityType":null,
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":80,
               "birthDate":null,
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":null,
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "dnbCode":119
               },
               "name":"Malgorzata Janik",
               "duns":null,
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":273988695,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            },
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[
                  {
                     "description":"Ownership of 75% to 100% of shares",
                     "dnbCode":30850
                  }
               ],
               "degreeOfSeparation":1,
               "isOutofBusiness":null,
               "isOutOfBusiness":null,
               "isPSC":true,
               "legalAuthority":"EU AML directive 5",
               "isUndisclosed":null,
               "changeCode":400,
               "natureOfControlClass":[
                  {
                     "description":"Ownership or voting rights of 75% to 100%",
                     "dnbCode":33476
                  }
               ],
               "controlOwnershipType":null,
               "isBeneficiary":false,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "address":null,
               "residenceCountryName":"POLAND",
               "businessEntityType":null,
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "birthDate":"1989-01",
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":"POLISH",
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "dnbCode":119
               },
               "name":"Malgorzata Janik",
               "duns":null,
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":273988721,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            },
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[],
               "degreeOfSeparation":2,
               "isOutofBusiness":null,
               "isOutOfBusiness":null,
               "isPSC":null,
               "legalAuthority":null,
               "isUndisclosed":null,
               "changeCode":402,
               "natureOfControlClass":[],
               "controlOwnershipType":null,
               "isBeneficiary":null,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "address":{
                  "addressCountry":{
                     "name":"Czech Republic",
                     "isoAlpha2Code":"CZ"
                  },
                  "streetAddress":{
                     "line3":null,
                     "line2":null,
                     "line1":"Vrchlickeho Sad 2831 /7"
                  },
                  "postalCode":"60200",
                  "addressLocality":{
                     "name":"Brno"
                  },
                  "addressRegion":null
               },
               "previous":{
                  "natureOfControlType":[],
                  "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
                  "indirectOwnershipPercentage":5,
                  "natureOfControlClass":[],
                  "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":5,
                  "isBeneficiary":true
               },
               "residenceCountryName":null,
               "businessEntityType":null,
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "birthDate":"1990-03",
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":null,
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "dnbCode":119
               },
               "name":"Radek Kolomaznik",
               "duns":null,
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":1209918192,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            },
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[],
               "degreeOfSeparation":2,
               "isOutofBusiness":null,
               "isOutOfBusiness":null,
               "isPSC":null,
               "legalAuthority":null,
               "isUndisclosed":null,
               "changeCode":400,
               "natureOfControlClass":[],
               "controlOwnershipType":null,
               "isBeneficiary":true,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":5,
               "address":{
                  "addressCountry":{
                     "name":"Czech Republic",
                     "isoAlpha2Code":"CZ"
                  },
                  "streetAddress":{
                     "line3":null,
                     "line2":null,
                     "line1":"Ceska 164 /7"
                  },
                  "postalCode":"602 00",
                  "addressLocality":{
                     "name":"Brno"
                  },
                  "addressRegion":null
               },
               "residenceCountryName":null,
               "businessEntityType":null,
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":5,
               "birthDate":"1990-03",
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":null,
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "dnbCode":119
               },
               "name":"Radek Kolomaznik",
               "duns":null,
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":1030362406,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            },
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[],
               "degreeOfSeparation":1,
               "isOutofBusiness":null,
               "isOutOfBusiness":null,
               "isPSC":null,
               "legalAuthority":null,
               "isUndisclosed":null,
               "natureOfControlClass":[],
               "controlOwnershipType":null,
               "isBeneficiary":true,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":5,
               "address":null,
               "residenceCountryName":null,
               "businessEntityType":null,
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":5,
               "birthDate":null,
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":null,
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Individual",
                  "dnbCode":119
               },
               "name":"JENKI YASUHARA",
               "duns":null,
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":1397831087,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            },
            {
               "natureOfControlType":[],
               "degreeOfSeparation":5,
               "isOutofBusiness":false,
               "isOutOfBusiness":false,
               "isPSC":null,
               "legalAuthority":null,
               "isUndisclosed":true,
               "changeCode":400,
               "natureOfControlClass":[],
               "controlOwnershipType":{
                  "confidenceLevel":null,
                  "description":"Privately owned",
                  "dnbCode":9058
               },
               "isBeneficiary":false,
               "natureOfControlStartDate":null,
               "directOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "address":{
                  "addressCountry":{
                     "name":"Japan",
                     "isoAlpha2Code":"JP"
                  },
                  "streetAddress":{
                     "line3":null,
                     "line2":"NIHOMBASHI TOWER",
                     "line1":"3-2-1, NIHOMBASHI"
                  },
                  "postalCode":"103-0027",
                  "addressLocality":{
                     "name":"CHUO-KU"
                  },
                  "addressRegion":{
                     "name":"TOKYO"
                  }
               },
               "residenceCountryName":null,
               "businessEntityType":{
                  "description":"Corporation (JP)",
                  "dnbCode":32142
               },
               "beneficialOwnershipPercentage":null,
               "birthDate":null,
               "legalForm":null,
               "nationality":null,
               "beneficiaryType":{
                  "description":"Business",
                  "dnbCode":118
               },
               "name":"LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY",
               "duns":"987654321",
               "indirectOwnershipPercentage":0,
               "personId":null,
               "memberID":104369188,
               "ownershipUnavailableReasons":[]
            }
         ]
      },
      "pscUnavailableReasons":[]
   },
   "documentCreatedTimestamp":"2023-01-13T18:42:51Z"
}