This Study provides an overview of the development of employee financial participation, in particular employee share ownership, across the EU-28. Against the background of the policy development of the past 30 years, it highlights the growth of financial participation of employees over last deca...
The focus of corporate decision-makers on short-term shareholder value maximisation rather than on the long-term interests of the company reduces the long-term economic, environmental and social sustainability of European businesses. The objective of this study is to assess the root causes of “s...
Common shareholding is the simultaneous ownership of shares in many firms active in the same market. Common shareholders are typically institutional investors (banks, pension funds, insurance companies or mutual investment funds), who hold stakes below the level of control and do not actively pa...
The study analyses the current legal framework and practices in the European Union as regards the use of digital solutions in the interaction between companies and shareholders. It assesses legal and practical impediments to the use of digital solutions and any possible solutions. The use of dig...
