Regulatory

Short Reads - A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. On 17 February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority delivered its strongest warning yet about the risks of using social media for investing, cautioning that any effort to coordinate trades online could violate EU market abuse regulations.

Short Reads - Uit de gewijzigde Europese Transparantierichtlijn (Richtlijn 2013/50/EU) en de daarop gebaseerde Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU) 2018/815 volgt dat uitgevende instellingen hun jaarlijkse financiële verslaggeving zullen moeten opstellen en algemeen verkrijgbaar stellen in het zogenoemde European Single Electronic Format (“ESEF”).

Short Reads - In onze Corporate Update van 6 februari 2020 bespraken wij de inwerkingtreding van de Wet tot implementatie van de Herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (“SRD II”) (“Implementatiewet”) op 1 december 2019. De bepalingen over de identificatie van aandeelhouders, de uitwisseling van informatie met aandeelhouders en de facilitering van (stem)rechten treden op 3 september 2020 in werking.

Short Reads - On 28 April 2020, the European Commission adopted a banking package aimed at facilitating bank lending to support the economy and help mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19-pandemic. The package intends to encourage banks to make full use of the flexibility embedded in the EU’s prudential and accounting frameworks, to allow banks to fully support citizens and companies during this pandemic by providing funding. The package includes an Interpretative Communication on the EU's accounting and prudential rules, as well as specific “quick fix” amendments to EU banking rules.

Short Reads - De aandacht voor Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”)/internationaal maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen (“iMVO”)/Environmental, Social and Governance factoren (“ESG”) blijft toenemen. Wij zien op nationaal en Europees niveau tal van ontwikkelingen. Wij behandelen een greep uit de initiatieven.

Inside Stibbe - Stibbe in Amsterdam is proud to welcome Marieke Driessen as a partner in its Financial Markets Group. With Marieke’s arrival, Stibbe’s Financial Markets practice in Amsterdam will grow to six partners as of January 1, 2021.

Roundtable - Stibbe presents an online roundtable meeting on Thursday 2 July 2020 (11:00-12:00) focusing on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy.

Short Reads - Central banks, the IMF and various other organisations have been conducting research for several years with respect to a safer way to deposit money than exclusively with commercial banks, and the role of central banks in this respect.