About this course

Beneficial ownership, SBO and group control: Foundations. For CA trainees; finance executives; new directors. Seven topic lessons and narrated animated explainers, seven knowledge checks, five applied activities and a sampled final assessment. Complete the guided Ownership classification chart. Prerequisite: None. Original fictional cases explain the Companies Act and applicable governance controls. Confirm current rules, exemptions and live filing requirements for the actual entity. The study estimate measures all required learning; the workbook's 55-minute value was a planning target.

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Course outline

1. Registered holder versus beneficial owner

Registered holder versus beneficial owner
Registered holder versus beneficial owner — video
Topic 1 knowledge check
Decision Mission: Registered holder versus beneficial owner

2. Significant beneficial ownership concept

Significant beneficial ownership concept
Significant beneficial ownership concept — video
Topic 2 knowledge check
Case Quest: Significant beneficial ownership concept

3. Control, subsidiary and associate concepts

Control, subsidiary and associate concepts
Control, subsidiary and associate concepts — video
Topic 3 knowledge check
Impact Simulator: Ownership evidence reconciliation

4. Member and ownership registers

Member and ownership registers
Member and ownership registers — video
Topic 4 knowledge check
Practice Lab: Member and ownership registers

5. Declarations, updates and filing overview

Declarations, updates and filing overview
Declarations, updates and filing overview — video
Topic 5 knowledge check
Roleplay Studio: brief the decision-maker

6. Why group structure changes trigger review

Why group structure changes trigger review
Why group structure changes trigger review — video
Topic 6 knowledge check

7. Case: Distinguish registered and beneficial holders

Case: Distinguish registered and beneficial holders
Case: Distinguish registered and beneficial holders — video
Topic 7 knowledge check

Final assessment

Final assessment