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The Nyrstar case: can justice still be done?
‘It seems that the justice system wants to send a strong message to politicians’, this week in Trends Tendances. Does the justice system...
Apr 71 min read
How do you commit a hold-up on a Belgian listed company?
How do you commit a hold-up on a publicly traded company in Belgium? By applying a cuckoo strategy, as this video explains in less than...
Mar 141 min read


Acquisition of Belgian flagship Nyrstar: hidden reports that embarrass Trafigura
'The biggest robbery in Belgian industrial history' is how Le Vif magazine describes Trafigura's role in the takeover of Nyrstar's...
Mar 72 min read


A Battle for Accountability
A true David versus Goliath story. The small shareholder against one of the most powerful companies in the world, Trafigura, which turns...
Feb 51 min read


Reflections around the hearing to strengthen Belgium's capital market
"The protection of minority shareholders and the strengthening of the Belgian capital market require well-founded analysis and policy....
Jan 281 min read


Do we only miss the stock market when it is dying?
An article that speaks volumes! The Brussels stock exchange is dying a slow death", writes Peter De Groote in De Tijd. Is that...
Jan 232 min read


New initiative should improve ethics and governance among auditors
A new international project aims to improve the culture and governance of accountancy firms worldwide, reduce the risk of unethical...
Jan 221 min read


Reality Check: Is Nyrstar’s $300 Million Loss a Real Crisis or Just Creative Accounting?
Is Nyrstar really suffering a $300 million loss due to historically low zinc processing wages, as a recent article in De Tijd seems to...
Jan 102 min read


Mithra, Biocartis, Nyrstar: are small shareholders being abandoned?
This is a great victory in our fight for better protection of minority shareholders in Belgium! Today marks an important milestone in our...
Nov 26, 20242 min read


Parliament to consider better protection for small shareholders
A major victory in our fight for better protection for minority shareholders! Today marks an important milestone in our ongoing fight for...
Nov 26, 20241 min read


A major step forward for significantly improving the protection of minority shareholders.
Yesterday, the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives held a hearing on strengthening the position of minority shareholders in...
Nov 23, 20241 min read


When Loyalty Clashes with Duty: Legal Battle Brews at Nyrstar
It appears that, as part of the restructuring of Nyrstar, the listed residual company Nyrstar NV was transformed into a shell company...
Sep 1, 20242 min read


Keep (or not) quiet, little one
When the grown-ups talk, the little ones must be silent. This was a familiar scene at many family tables for a long time. In the business...
Jul 23, 20245 min read


Nyrstar case at Antwerp Public Prosecutor's Office escalated to judicial investigation
Forgery and use of forged documents? Misuse of company assets? The net is closing in on Nyrstar and its main shareholder, Trafigura : an...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Ladies and gentlemen, politicians, the floor is now yours.
Following more than five years of minority shareholders fighting against the alleged fraudulent takeover of Nyrstar by Trafigura, and...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Auditor Deloitte hedges its bets on conviction in Nyrstar case
Following a period of over four years during which we have been urging the former and current commissioners of Nyrstar to take...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Biocartis: shareholders resist ‘expropriation’
Biocartis is yet another Belgian listed company in trouble that is disappearing from the Brussels stock exchange, at a time when the...
Oct 12, 20232 min read


Accounting firms accused of ‘operating with impunity’ as regulator flags growing number of flawed audits
Investigative journalism by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) shows that (i) US regulators are...
Aug 1, 20231 min read


Audit firms fight to block expansion of fraud detection role
The US is preparing new rules to increase the responsibility of audit firms with respect to corporate fraud. These new rules would widen...
Jul 31, 20232 min read


Shareholders can stop sale of crown jewels
The federal government is tightening rules on the sale of significant assets and corporate governance at listed companies. Very nice to...
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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