Monday, 6 August 2007

Progress being made on identifying CFD holders?

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It looks as though – finally – there is some progress on requiring disclosure on cash settled derivatives, such as CFD’s. These instruments ...
Thursday, 3 May 2007

The “unstoppable” rise of hedge funds is behind Dutch proposals on 1% disclosure. But regulators are missing the point.

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The world of shareholder disclosures hit a new level this week with proposals from regulators in Holland calling for disclosure of share own...
Monday, 5 March 2007

Wider disclosure of shareholdings in Germany – AND inclusion of stock options.

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As of January 2007, the rules on shareholdings disclosure in Germany have changed. They raise both an opportunity AND an obligation for issu...
Friday, 23 February 2007

13F – a poor substitute for a 793 – is under threat

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It is a constant misapprehension that we live in an era of a global financial services market. The media is constantly telling us that when ...
Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Why stock borrowers should make disclosures

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It started as a simple convenience of “borrowing” stock by those who had lost their certificates, to settle trades. Now stock lending is a h...
Monday, 19 February 2007

Shareholder identification and its connection to a successful world economy.

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That’s a heck of leap isn’t it? Well I am going to try and prove it to you! Amid the everyday challenges and opportunities of running busine...

Knowing who holds your shares is easy, right?

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Surely, all that is necessary is to look at the shareholder register (if you have one!), and there is the name address, contact name and inv...