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Presentation on market opening hours
On 3 June 2025, SCGI Director Erik Lidman delivered a presentation on stock exchange trading hours at the Nordic Trading Conference in Stockholm, organised by the FIX Trading Community. Erik has investigated changes in stock exchange opening hours and the effects of different trading day lengths. Among other things, the study shows that longer opening… Read more
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Mats Isaksson appointed Chair of the Swedish Corporate Governance Board
Mats Isaksson, Director of SCGI, has recently been appointed Chair of the Swedish Corporate Governance Board, and Louise Lindh, board member of SCGI, has been appointed Vice Chair. The Board issues the Swedish Corporate Governance Code and plays a key role in the Swedish corporate governance model. We warmly congratulate them both on their prestigious… Read more
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SCGI/OECD report on the Swedish equity market
The third report within the Swedish Capital Market Review project has now been published – The Swedish Equity Market: Institutional Frameworks and Trends. The report provides a comprehensive empirical overview of the Swedish equity market landscape and presents an initial assessment of the elements that have shaped its development. This assessment, based on original data… Read more
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How to build a strong and inclusive capital market – the case of Sweden
On 3 April, the Government Offices of Sweden and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise co-hosted a high-level Nordic-Baltic event on capital markets. The aim of the event was to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness. Mats Isaksson, Director of SCGI, was invited to speak on “How to build a strong and inclusive capital market – the case of… Read more
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OECD Webinar on Corporate Bond Market Regulation
On 27 January, the OECD published “Regulatory Frameworks and Trends in the Corporate Bond Market”. The report analyses key regulatory issues related to directors’ fiduciary duties, bond issuance decisions, disclosure requirements, bondholder rights, trustees, out-of-court debt restructuring, and sustainable corporate bonds. In order to further discuss the corporate bond market findings, the OECD and the… Read more
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Seminar on equal treatment of corporate bondholders
On 11 March 2025, a PhD seminar was held to present the ongoing project ‘Equal treatment of corporate bondholders’. The project is being led by Anton Hansson. In the initial phase of the work, the focus has been on identifying current equal treatment regulation in the EU and discussing the motives for equal treatment in… Read more
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