Market Abuse Directive defines insider dealing objectively The European Court of Justice, in its decision dated 23 December 2009 (Case C‑45/08; Spector Photo Group NV and Chris Van Raemdonck versus Commissie voor het Bank-, Financie- en Assurantiewezen (CBFA)), has clarified the elements of insider dealing following a request from the Court of Appeal of Brussels.… Continue reading EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE ON INSIDER DEALING
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LECTURE ON GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
BZSE law office on Sint Maarten celebrates merger On October 2, 2009 BZSE law firm (BergmanZwanikkenSnowEssed) celebrated the merger of Bergman and ZwanikkenSnowEssed law offices and the official opening of their new offices in Belair (St. Maarten) with a lecture on good corporate governance. I was the keynote speaker and delivered my presentation in the… Continue reading LECTURE ON GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (IV)
Identity of ultimate beneficiary must be known According to the Order on Sound Operational Management (the Order)(‘Regeling integere bedrijfsvoering Wet toezicht trustkantoren’) pursuant to the ASTO, a trust office shall know the identity of the ultimate beneficial owner (‘UBO’) of an object company and keep the evidence used to determine who qualifies as the ultimate… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (IV)
THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (III)
Policy rule on integrity testing The integrity of those having a certain interest in, or control over, a trust office (such as managers, supervisory directors and persons who determine or help determine policy) will be tested and their antecedents investigated (Article 3 of the Dutch Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices; ‘ASTO’). The test… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (III)