The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (NFSA) issued an update to the Guide to the Securities Trading Act Chapter 4 – disclosure obligations (Norwegian only). The Guide provides some practical clarifications regarding the NFSA’s interpretation of the new substantial shareholding disclosure rules that entered into force on 1 September 2022.
On 4 November 2022, SK FSS proposed rules on registration, short selling disclosures. SK FSS proposed Detailed regulations of the regulations on financial investment business, to ease burden on foreign investment business submitting documents. Revise registration form; update existing form and introduce new form for fulfilling reporting obligation associated with lending transactions when reporting balance […]
On 7 November 2022, IRE GVT Minister Donohoe welcomed PTSB completion of residential mortgages and associated staff transfer under transaction with Ulster Bank in Ireland. Issued subscription shares to NatWest as partial non-cash transaction; it now holds 16.66% PTSB issued share capital/State shareholding down from 74.9% to 62.4%. Background PTSB has signed binding legal agreements […]
On 7 November 2022, AST GVT proposed a public beneficial ownership register. AST GVT issued consultation paper multinational tax integrity: public beneficial ownership register; said it is seeking comments on the design features for the register. Said proposed register is part of AST GVT’s multinational tax integrity package. Follows AST PRL March 2022 issued report […]
On 25 October 2022, MEX DP published beneficial owner data requirements. MEX DP published agreement through which the minimum essential information on beneficial owners was approved, which will serve as criteria for its disclosure. Background In June 2018, reforms to the General Law of Commercial Companies were published. Requiring corporations and limited liability companies submit […]
On 1 November 2022, NLD GVT said administrators of trusts, mutual funds, similar structures must register ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) in register as of 1 November. UBO register for trusts and similar legal structures provides more transparency. Only the trustee of a trust, or person with comparable position in a similar legal construction as a […]