Course Description
Shareholder disclosure rules can be complicated and vary widely across jurisdictions. Getting the disclosure wrong can result in a number of sanctions and penalties. This course provides an introduction to shareholder disclosure rules, including, major shareholding rules, takeover dealing disclosure rules and short selling notifications.
Topics Covered
- Session 1: Overview of different Types of Shareholder Disclosure Rules (UPGRADE)
- Session 2: Denominators – Understanding Issuer Capital and Voting Rights (UPGRADE)
- Session 3: Dual Listed Securities (UPGRADE)
- Session 4: Overview of Major Shareholding Rules (FREE)
- Session 5: TDAD Overview of EU Transparency Directive (UPGRADE)
- Session 6: United Kingdom – Application of Transparency Directive (UPGRADE)
- Session 7: Overview of Schedule 13D and G (UPGRADE)
- Session 8: TDAD and Horizontal Aggregation (UPGRADE)
- Session 9: Overview of Takeover Dealing Disclosure Rules (UPGRADE)
- Session 10: UK Takeover Rule 8.3 (FREE)
- Session 11: Issuer Specific Thresholds (UPGRADE)
- Session 12: 13F Reporting (UPGRADE)
- Session 13: Introduction to Short Selling (UPGRADE)
- Session 14: Overview of international Short Selling Rules (FREE)
- Session 15: EU Short Selling Overview (UPGRADE)
Who Should Take The Course
The Shareholder Disclosures Fund Training Course is suitable for anyone involved with Regulatory Reporting (Compliance and Middle Office staff) as well as Portfolio Managers who wish to improve their understanding of reporting requirements across the globe.
Course Materials
Why Upgrade?
Not only will you gain access to the FULL Shareholder Disclosures fund training course but the ATLAS Funds Training online portal, that contains detailed analysis and training on a number of Global Fund Regulations.
- Online Rules Libraries
- Online Training Courses
- Regulatory Guides & Summaries
- Jurisdictional Comparisons
- Decision Trees
- Regulatory News & Calendar
Additional sessions included:
- Session 1: Overview of different Types of Shareholder Disclosure Rules (UPGRADE)
- Session 2: Denominators – Understanding Issuer Capital and Voting Rights (UPGRADE)
- Session 3: Dual Listed Securities (UPGRADE)
- Session 5: TDAD Overview of EU Transparency Directive (UPGRADE)
- Session 6: United Kingdom – Application of Transparency Directive (UPGRADE)
- Session 7: Overview of Schedule 13D and G (UPGRADE)
- Session 8: TDAD and Horizontal Aggregation (UPGRADE)
- Session 9: Overview of Takeover Dealing Disclosure Rules (UPGRADE)
- Session 11: Issuer Specific Thresholds (UPGRADE)
- Session 12: 13F Reporting (UPGRADE)
- Session 13: Introduction to Short Selling (UPGRADE)
- Session 15: EU Short Selling Overview (UPGRADE)
Course Content
Lessons
1. Session 4: Overview of Major Shareholding Rules
In this lesson we discuss Thresholds, Denominators, Derivatives and Convertible.
2. Session 10: UK Takeover Rule 8.3
This lesson covers opening position and dealing disclosures required when a company is subject to a takeoever, including the thresholds, timeframes and method of disclosure.
3. Session 14: Overview of international Short Selling Rules
In this lesson we take a high-level overview of the short selling notification thresholds across a number of jurisdictions.