leidenlawblog

T.C.A. Dijkhuizen MPhil is PhD Candidate in Corporate and Financial Law at Institute for Private Law

Profile page

Blogs

The Dutch right of inquiry as an export product

New regulation, which introduces a right of inquiry in Curacao, took effect from 1 January 2012. Although the regulation follows the same path as its Dutch counterpart, there are some interesting differences.

Tom Dijkhuizen and Paul Jager • June 04, 2012

Dear prospective director, are you suitable for the job?

New regulation, which introduces a suitability assessment for executive and supervisory directors of financial institutions, will take effect from 1 July. This replaces the current policy rule on expertise knowledge. A potato – potahto replacement or more?

Tom Dijkhuizen • April 22, 2012

Fortis: banks, fiduciary duties and the general interest

The Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has made some interesting general statements about the fiduciary duties of the executive and supervisory boards of banks in the VEB/Ageas case. These statements will be addressed and evaluated.

Tom Dijkhuizen • April 13, 2012

Proxy Advisors: Should They Be Regulated?

The European Securities and Markets Authority published a discussion paper on proxy advisors. The principal focus of the paper is the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe, which would appear to be growing.

Paul Jager and Tom Dijkhuizen • April 02, 2012