Research Handbook on EU Securities Law

Edited by Paolo Giudici, Professor of Business Law, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy and Joseph A. McCahery, Professor of International Economic Law Emeritus, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

• ContentsTable of abbreviations and legislation ixTable of cases xxviiTable of legislation and analogous instruments xxxiIntroduction: Research Handbook on EU Securities Law 1Paolo Giudici and Joseph A. McCaheryPART I SECURITIES REGULATION: HISTORY, THEORY ANDPOLICY1 Crypto-assets and securities regulation 10Valeria Barbaresi and Paolo GiudiciPART II OFFERINGS, MARKET INFORMATION AND TRADINGVENUES2 EU prospectus regulation 87Pierre Schammo3 Information in secondary markets 110Stefano Lombardo4 Short selling 141Stefano Lombardo5 The effectiveness of trading venues in facilitating small andmedium-sized enterprise growth: an examination of liquidity andregulatory oversight 162Mark Fenwick and Erik P.M. VermeulenPART III SUSTAINABLE FINANCE: INFORMATION ANDINVESTMENT6 Investment services and the risks of sustainable finance 178Andrea Perrone and Andrea Cardani7 Institutional investors, alternative asset fund managers, and ESG 199Joseph A. McCahery, Paul Pudschedl and Martin Steindl8 Institutional investor engagement and sustainable finance 243Gaia Balp and Giovanni Strampelli9 Green digital assets: a comparative approach 272Joseph A. McCahery and Riley ScottPART IV DISCLOSURE AND TAKEOVERS10 Blockholder disclosure, activism, and takeovers 308Paolo Giudici11 EU takeover regulation: some ‘hot’ research topics 320Peter AgstnerPART V ENFORCEMENT12 Public vs private enforcement of securities regulation in Europe 354Paolo Giudici and Joseph A. McCahery

‘This volume of carefully researched essays provides a thoughtful guide to the new legislative framework for crypto-assets and green finance as well as the recent reforms to EU securities and financial market regulation. The collection assembled by Paolo Giudici and Joseph McCahery will appeal to scholars and regulators.’