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A fierce communications battle lies behind the legal aspect of the Nyrstar affair.
The truncated communication from Nyrstar clearly does not please the Financial Services and Markets Authority ( FSMA ) and the Antwerp...
Apr 111 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


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


The stock market regulator FSMA recently reprimanded the listed company Nyrstar in a letter.
Pleadings were held yesterday before the Turnhout District Court for the appointment of a provisional administrator at Nyrstar NV. The...
Jan 102 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


Court adjourns decision on appointment of administrator for Nyrstar
The court in Turnhout has postponed the appointment of a provisional administrator for Nyrstar pending the results of the investigations...
Jan 91 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


Antwerp public prosecutor's office launches new investigation into zinc group Nyrstar
The Public Prosecution Service is now retracing its steps and has opened a new investigation. Antwerp Courthous e - © Fred Romero The...
Oct 8, 20242 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


Settlement in the US costs Nyrstar owner Trafigura 51 million euros
Trafigura is currently embroiled in another scandal. In this article, De Tijd's Bert Broens states that 'The Singaporean commodities...
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Politicians, it is now your turn to act!
After more than five years of struggle by a group of minority shareholders against Trafigura's takeover of Nyrstar, and with the facts...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Luc Tack must regain the trust of Tessenderlo investor
'The market seems to have completely lost confidence in Tack,' says Naard Broeckaert, a renowned asset manager. Why is that? Tessenderlo...
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Justice Department looks the other way in Nyrstar case
Rik Van Cauwelaert's column is spot on. 'The Belgian judiciary has a regrettable shortcoming: it is no longer able to resolve financial...
Jan 5, 20242 min read


Claim against auditor Deloitte in Nyrstar case
The minority shareholders of Nyrstar NV submitted a claim against Deloitte for its role in enabling and covering up the allegedly...
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Shareholders Can Block Sale of Crown Jewels
As a result of our battle against the allegedly fraudulent restructuring (read: "acquisition") by Trafigura of Nyrstar , minister of...
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Approach between parties in Nyrstar case comes to an abrupt end
At Nyrstar’s annual general meeting, the masks came off. Nyrstar’s proposal to nominate Mr. Taeymans as an independent director, along...
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Second group of Nyrstar shareholders takes legal action
Here is some more colour to support my statement that the Nyrstar General Meeting was a demonstration of malgoverno. The Board of...
Jun 25, 20232 min read
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