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The FSMA Sanctions Commission did find misleading practices at Nyrstar and convicted it of market manipulation related to its liquidity position prior to the restructuring. The other allegations, despite having been thoroughly analyzed for four years by the FSMA Auditor, were dismissed two years later, after six years of proceedings, including five days of closed-door hearings, without even consulting the minority shareholders' union that had been working on the case for more

“Together, we can make our societies open for business but closed for crime.” The words of Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever at the United Nations still resonate as I work my way through the 146-page decision of the FSMA Sanctions Committee on market manipulation at Nyrstar NV. The Committee’s mandate was clear: to determine the sanctions for four violations identified by the FSMA’s auditor after years of investigation. His exhaustive reports left little doubt that Nyrstar

Yes, a battery park in Balen provides job security and contributes to the energy transition, and we can only applaud that. And yes,...

A true David versus Goliath story. The small shareholder against one of the most powerful companies in the world, Trafigura, which turns...

"The protection of minority shareholders and the strengthening of the Belgian capital market require well-founded analysis and policy....

The post published by the well-known whistleblower Julie O'Connor confirms once again that  Trafigura  is under scrutiny by regulators in...

Isabel Albers writes in De Tijd: 'We should not accept that our police and judicial systems are so dysfunctional. The judicial system is...

This is a great victory in our fight for better protection of minority shareholders in Belgium! Today marks an important milestone in our...

A major victory in our fight for better protection for minority shareholders! Today marks an important milestone in our ongoing fight for...

Yesterday, the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives held a hearing on strengthening the position of minority shareholders in...

After more than five years of struggle by a group of minority shareholders against Trafigura's takeover of Nyrstar, and with the facts...

Isabel Albers writes in De Tijd: 'There are too many structural problems with Lady Justice. And I don't even want to mention the...

Rik Van Cauwelaert's column is spot on. 'The Belgian judiciary has a regrettable shortcoming: it is no longer able to resolve financial...

The federal government is tightening rules on the sale of significant assets and corporate governance at listed companies. Very nice to...

The signatories of this appeal are individuals or companies who intentionally invest in Belgian enterprises.We do this from a perspective...