Worldwide: Corporate Governance

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have become an important part of corporate regulation in the Netherlands in recent years.

When it comes to wealth structuring and asset protection, trusts are often the first instrument that comes to mind. This is understandable: they are well known, versatile and, in many cases...

Purpose: Shareholders' agreements developed in practice due to the lack of a contractual relationship between the company and shareholders and the potential...

Shareholders' agreements are contracts concluded between shareholders of a Société Anonyme (S.A.), aimed at regulating their relationship with respect...

As we enter 2026, it has become increasingly clear that EU financial regulation is no longer evolving in isolation. Instead, it is increasingly evident that the global financial system is no longer adjusting to temporary disruption but is instead operating within a structurally altered geopolitical, economic and regulatory environment.

In the European Union's (EU) policy context, sustainable finance is understood as finance to support economic growth while reducing pressures on the environment to help reach the climate and environmental objectives...

The Institute of Financial Service Practitioners (IFSP) has set up a Directors' Chapter, to be chaired by Etienne Borg Cardona. Until now, the IFSP had a Directors and CSP sub-committee, which had been chaired...

In this episode of Ganado Meets the Malta ESG Alliance, Ganado's Andre Zerafa speaks with Joyce Grech, Head of Commercial Banking at HSBC Bank Malta, about how the bank's global net-zero ambition is shaping its sustainability agenda.

SFDR 2.0: what the EU Commission's proposal really changes The European Commission has released its proposal to revise SFDR, and it represents a fundamental shift.