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Comment on the MAR-case C-363/24, Carnegie v Finansinspektionen
Whether information constitutes inside information is, for various reasons, a broad issue that is the subject of much debate. The Court of Justice of the European Union has now issued a ruling in a case in which the Swedish Supreme Court had requested a preliminary ruling. SCGI Director Erik Lidman and PhD Candidate Jesper Zackrisson,… Read more
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On the Swedish MVR-system: article in Dagens industri
In recent years, the success of the Swedish stock market has become a focal point in international efforts to strengthen Europe’s capital markets. However, the debate is sometimes clouded by misconceptions about the factors that have contributed to this success. Occasionally, the Swedish system, which allows for shares with different voting rights (i.e. the ability… Read more
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A new volume on the EU Takeover Directive by the European Company Law Experts
The volume Unfinished Business: Two Decades with the EU Takeover Directive has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The book is co-authored by the European Company law Expert Group (ECLE), including Rolf Skog and Erik Lidman (SCGI). The volume contains a number of articles offering practical insights and forward-looking policy recommendations on European takeover… Read more
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Seminar on UK capital markets reforms and comparison to the EU Savings and investment union initiative
On 3 March, the SCGI, together with Nasdaq, TheCityUK and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK and the Embassy of Sweden, arranges a seminar where we will discuss the ambitious suite of reforms aimed at strengthening London’s capital markets in the UK, and compare them to the EU:s Savings and Investment Union initiative… Read more
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A post on the Oxford Business Law Blog about the harmonisation of corporate bond markets
Should the EU focus on harmonising corporate bond markets, rather than further harmonising equity markets? This question is addressed in an Oxford Business Law Blog post by the European Company Law Expert Group, where SCGI-directors Rolf Skog and Erik Lidman are members. The conclusion: “Corporate bond markets are not as different from equity markets as is… Read more
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European Company Law Experts (ECLE)
Professor Erik Lidman, Director of the SCGI, has been appointed to the European Company Law Expert Group (ECLE). The ECLE is an independent, not-for-profit group of European company and financial law experts who are dedicated to publishing policy papers on selected topics of European company law and financial regulation. Its main objective is to advise… Read more
