Shareholding Disclosure
Comprehensive articles on Shareholding Disclosure (SD) processes and requirements.
84 articles
Portfolios & Aggregation
Insights into portfolio settings and aggregation.
Including Parent Entities in Aggregation
Aggregation Framework
Disaggregation
Umbrella Level Disclosures
Legal Aggregation Structure
Setting Up - Aggregation
Reporting Person Details
Singapore Short-Selling Rules
Delegation of Management and Voting Power
Positions File Basics
Guidance on how to correctly manage and submit position files.
Underlying and Inheritable Properties
Multi-Levelled Assets
Desk-Level Assets
Calculating Equivalent Shares
Equity Derivatives and Spinoffs
Preference Shares and Convertible Preference Shares
Warrants on Composites
Convertible Bonds and Warrants
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Credit Default Swap Index (CDX) Positions
Issuer-related Denominator Properties
The MarketsListedIn Property
Securities Financing Transactions
Notional Property
Settlement Date Reporting
TotalIssuedNominalCapital Property
Index Derivatives and Equivalent Shares
How to Set ExecutionVenue
IsREIT Property
Guide to ADRs - DRType
Blocker Provisions
Rules & Results
Detailed explanations of the rules are coded and how to interpret results.
Positions in Scope for Shareholding Disclosure
Shareholding Disclosure: Result Types & Icons
Guide to Result Rejections
Overview of the Rules
Rules Screen Explained
Why Is it Necessary to Approve New Rule Versions?
4 Reasons Not to Deactivate Rules
Guide to aosphere Memo Updates
Our Policy on Deviating from aosphere Memos
How Do Rules Account for Multi-Levelled Assets?
Automated Community Denominator Check
Issuer Limit Rules: Explained
FundApps Control Rules
Percentage Rounding for Thresholds
Foreign Exchange Rates
Portfolio Viewer
Manually Reviewing Results
Room-In-A-Name
Rule Commentary
Major: U.S. Rules
Country-specific articles covering best practices, regulations, and disclosures for the US.
Proposed SEC Changes FAQ
SEC Schedule 13G Rule Changes
Securities with an "Alternate Means of Registration" under U.S. Section 12
MajorUS-13G, MajorCA-AMRS and MajorJP-SRS: How to indicate Issuers Which are Disqualified From the Regime
Has13GDisclosureRequirement Property
13G Form Properties
13F Form in FundApps
Properties for the 13F Cover and Summary Pages
Notes on Various 13F Portfolio Properties
13F List Option CUSIP Matching
13F - De Minimis Positions
How to Exclude OTC Options from 13F Reporting
13F - Missing Data - MarketValueInInstrumentCurrency
Re-Running Files After the SEC Updates the Official 13F List
13f-2 US Short-Selling Service
13f-2: Result Types & Icons
The 13f-2 Form SHO Properties Page
How to "Qualify" Issuers for US 13G When US 13D Is the Default Regime
Major: E.U. Rules
Country-specific articles covering monitoring practices, regulations, and disclosures for the EU.
How the EU Rules Work Under the TD2
EU HomeMemberState Property
Introduction to the Florange Law
HoldingType Property
Major: Japan Rules
Country-specific articles covering monitoring practices, regulations, and disclosures for Japan.
Major: Japan Rule Explained
BaseDate Set-Up for Japanese SRS
RIAN Results for Major Japan Rules
Japan FEFTA Issuer List – Summary of Changes (April & July 2025 Updates)
Takeover Rules
Articles focused on takeovers and similar events.
Takeover Panel Data
Changes Takeover GB - Rule Version 15
French Takeover Update
European Short-Selling Rules
Guidance on European Union Short Selling Regulation compliance.
EU SSR Rules Netting Explained
EU Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Aggregation
FIRDS, Primary Market, and the EU SSR
PercentEUDebtOutstanding and TotalDebtOutstanding
IssuerName and Government Bonds - Property Use in SSR Bonds Rules
Sovereign Bond Index Weighting Under the EU Short Selling Regulation (SSR)
The EU SSR ESMA Exempt List