Research/Publications

With our position papers and publications we aim to provide essential information on legislative measures and other topics relevant for investors. You will find more publications and position papers in the respective section of our German website.

EU Commission consultation on the draft Guidelines on the standardised presentation of the remuneration report under Directive 2007/36/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2017/828, as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement (2022)

EFRAG consultation on ESRS (sustainability standards) part 1 and Annex 1 (2022)

EFRAG consultation on ESRS (sustainability standards) part 2 and Annex 2 (2022)

EU Commission consultation on the New EU System for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax abuse in the field of withholding taxes (2022)

EU Commission: Targeted consultation on the establishment of a European single access point (ESAP) for financial and non-financial information publicly disclosed by companies (2021)

EU Commission: Proposal for an initiative on sustainable corporate governance (2021)

EU Commission consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR regulatory framework (2020) 

EU Commission: Draft Guidelines on standardised presentation of the remuneration report under Directive 2007/36/EC II (2019)

EU Commission: Draft Guidelines on standardised presentation of the remuneration report under Directive 2007/36/EC (2019)  

ESMA: Draft guidelines on MiFiD II product governance requirements (2017)

EU Commission: Green Paper "Building a Capital Markets Union" (2015)

EU Commission: Green Paper "European Corporate Governance Framework" (2011)

EU Commission: Consultation "Withholding taxes on dividends" (2011)

EU Commission: Action Plan on Corporate Governance (2003/2004)

Withholding taxes on dividends in the European Union: An uphill battle for individual shareholders (2023)

Barriers to shareholder engagement - SRD II revisited (2023)

Barriers to Shareholder Engagement 2.0: SRD II Implementation Study (2022)

The future of general meetings - Study on the 2020 virtual shareholder meetings in the EU (2020)

Checklist for investors seeking to invest into active investment funds (2017)

Barriers to Shareholder Engagement - Report on cross-border voting (2012)

Shareholders' Meetings in Europe - Manual (2008)