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  • Seminar on the definition of inside information under MAR

    Seminar on the definition of inside information under MAR

    On 12 December 2024, a PhD seminar was held to present the project ‘Disclosure obligations of share issuers under the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)’, by Jesper Zackrisson. The project’s initial focus has been on examining the definition of inside information as outlined in Article 7.1 littera a) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The Read more

  • Visiting Fellow specializing in regulatory frameworks and their impact on equity markets in the EU, UK, and Nordic countries.

    Visiting Fellow specializing in regulatory frameworks and their impact on equity markets in the EU, UK, and Nordic countries.

    Andreas Gustafsson was recently appointed Visiting Fellow at Stockholm University and the Swedish Corporate Governance Institute. About Andreas and his project: Andreas has 25 years of experience in the financial market, as General Counsel Europe at Nasdaq and Chairman of Nasdaq Stockholm AB, as well as at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. His team has Read more

  • The Mandatory Bid Rule – Insights from Europe and implications for Korea

    The Mandatory Bid Rule – Insights from Europe and implications for Korea

    On November 16, 2024, SCGI Director Rolf Skog gave the keynote speech at the conference Europe’s Experience in Operating the Mandatory Tender Offer System and Implications for Korea, arranged by the Korea University Corporate Governance Institute as a part of Koreas current work on a new takeover regime. Read more

  • International Conference – 20 years with the Takeover directive

    International Conference – 20 years with the Takeover directive

    Directors Erik Lidman and Rolf Skog participated in and presented at an international conference on the takeover directive on 7-8 November in Vienna. The conference discussed, amongst other things, the lessons learnt from the work on takeover issues over the last 20 years, both within the EU and internationally, as well as the challenges identified Read more

  • Keynote adress given by Mats Isaksson

    Keynote adress given by Mats Isaksson

    On November 5, 2024, SCGI Director Mats Isaksson gave the keynote speech at the Future of Corporate Governance organized by the OECD and the Ira M Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia University. The seminar was held in memory of Ira Millstein, one of the forerunners of modern corporate governance, who Read more

  • Remissvar promemorian Översyn av buffertfonderna

    Remissvar promemorian Översyn av buffertfonderna

    I Finansdepartementets promemoria Fi2024/01410 föreslås bland annat vissa sammanslagningar av AP-fonder. Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law och Swedish Corporate Governance Institute lämnade den 31 oktober in ett svar på remissen enligt nedan. “SCCL har materiellt inga invändningar mot förslagen i promemorian. SCCL vill dock framhålla vikten av en noggrann konsekvensanalys avseende eventuella sammanslagningar av AP-fonderna. Read more