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Which of the following situations could give rise to a potential conflict of interest as defined in the course?	A director representing the majority shareholder of the company	100%
Out of the following legal sources, which is considered to be a matter of soft law applicable to listed companies?	Afep Medef Code	100%
What are the kind of considerations that can be offered by the bidder of a public offer?	All the other options	100%
What is an "embargo" period?	A period during which the issuers are prohibited from disclosing certain financial information to the public during some specific time of year	100%
Among the following persons, which is NOT supervised by the ACPR?	Asset management companies	100%
What strategy did opponents of the abandoned Generali/Natixis deal use to try to prevent it?	Blocking the transaction through the Golden Power Regulation	100%
Which of the following is NOT a component of the capital requirement tower?	Liquidity coverage buffer	100%
Which of the following is NOT a guiding principle of public offers?	Prohibition to implement anti-offers measures	100%
How do MiFID and IDD ensure client interest in product distribution?	Target market rules combined with remuneration safeguards	100%
If you are a bank, what is the ideal risk-weight you would like to have on your assets?	0%	0%
Which of the below shareholding thresholds triggers a mandatory declaration of intent if crossed?	25%	0%
In compliance with EU regulation, information disclosed to the public must be...	Accurate, precise and fairly presented	0%
Which of the following is NOT included in the half-year financial report?	A gap assessment between the company's financial projection and the report	0%
"A" meets the criteria triggering an obligation to file a mandatory offer over "B". In which of the following situations should A NOT be able to benefit from ab exemption of its obligation?	"A" is a charitable foundation and the 30% stake is a gift	0%
When some shareholding thresholds are crossedn the shareholder must file a declaration to the AMF containing...	All the other options	0%
Which of the following situation triggers an obligation to file a public offer?	All the other options	0%
Which of the following sanctions is NOT provided for in French law in case if failure to declare the crossing or a shareholding threshold in France?	A temporary ban from trading on the stock of that company	0%
With regards to insider lists, which of the following statements is INCORRECT? They must...	Be communicated to national financial prosecutor	0%
The duration of an ordinary offer is...	Circa 3 to 5 months	0%
What governance body does AMF Position 2015-05 recommend involving prior to the decision of the CEO to dispose of significant assets amounting to at least half of total assets and by which mean?	Decision of the CEO after consultation of the ordinary general meeting	0%
Danish Compromise: which of the following statements is TRUE? Without the Danish Compromise, a significant investment in an insurance entity made by a credit institution...	Decreases CET 1 and increases risk-weighted assets (RWAs)	0%
Under MiFID II, to whom does the commission ban specifically apply?	Discretionary portfolio managers abd independent investment advisors	0%
Which fund acted as an interlope to block the squeeze out of XPO Logistics and sought to change the terms of the offer?	Elliott Management	0%
What is the general legal limit on multiple management mandates for directors and members of supervisory boards in listed companies mentioned in the course?	Five mandates	0%
The AMF has the power to review the price of a public offer...	for mandatory offers	0%
Which of the following persons or activities is subject to the banking monopoly?	Group granting salary advances or exceptional loans to employees on a regular basis	0%
In the context of board independance for listed companies, what proportion of independant directors is indicated for non-controlled companies?	Half	0%
What must an acquirer demonstrate to the competent authority when seeking prior approval for a qualifying holding in an asset management company?	Honourability, experience, financial solidity, and a non-disruptive governance plan	0%
Which of teh following is NOT a merit of either long or short activism?	Incentivizing companies to stay private (not listed)	0%
Under the CRR, how is the portion of a bank's investment in an insurance undertaking below 10% of CET1 treated (without Danish Compromise)?	Included in RWA, remaining capital consuming	0%
Which of the following is NOT a cumulative condition to being allowed to delay disclosure of inside information?	Information to be disclosed would have an impact on the issuer's stock price	0%
Which of the following is NOT periodic information?	Inside information	0%
What distinguishes the abandoned Generali/Natixis deal from the Banco BPM/Amina and BNP Paribas/AXA IM transactions?	It was structured as a 50/50 joint venture in a neutral jurisdiction	0%
Which regulation is directly aimed at preventing insider trading?	Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)	0%
What triggered the large-scale investor redemptions that led French regulators to suspend or gate certain H2O funds?	Media reports revealing H2O's holdings in illiquid securities linked to Lars Windhorst	0%
Which of the following statements about the EU regulatory framework for asset managers is correct?	MiFID II governs investment firms' conduct and organisational requirements	0%
Which statement best reflects the AMF's position on rumours?	Obligation to communicate if the rumour is sufficiently precise and relates to delayed insider information	0%
According to Art.4(1)(8) MiFID, which of the following elements is NOT a defining characteristic of "portfolio management"?	Portfolios must include more than one financial instrument	0%
In relation to the persons under the supervision of the APCR, which of the following is NOT a power of the ACPR?	Power to appoint independant directors	0%
Which of the following is NOT a required condition to benefit the Danish Compromise?	Prior approval by the institution's shareholders at a general meeting	0%
Whic of the following is NOT a mission of the French Stock Exchange Regulator (AMF)?	Protecting investors against the loss of value of their savings	0%
Whic form of listed company is characterized by allowing a supervisory/management board structure, with the latter acting under the supervision of the former?	Public limited company	0%
Which of the following is NOT a tool available to activist shareholders in France?	Requesting meetings with the company's statutory auditors	0%
Which of the following is NOT a component of Tier 2 capital?	Retained earnings	0%
Which of the following is NOT an objective of internal control?	Review of company's financial and non-financial objectives	0%
Which of the following is NOT an undesirable effect (risk) of short activism?	Risk of the company's governance being replaced	0%
According to the course, corporate governance primarily aims to limit costs between which stakeholders?	Shareholders and management	0%
The "put up or shut up" rule is a mechanism whereby...	the AMF may require a person to make a public statement of his or her intentions by a certain deadline	0%
What is the key principle guiding French listed companies when considering French soft law?	The comply or explain principle	0%
Danish Compromise: which of the following statements is FALSE regarding a credit institution requesting the benefit of the Danish Compromise?	The credit institution must hold at least the majority of voting rights or of the share of capital	0%
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? Activists rarely initiate legal actions because of...	Their bad reputation with French judges	0%
Which of the following factors is NOT taken into consideration by the AMF and the Court of Appeal when assessing the existence or absence of concert?	The nationality or corporate form of the shareholders involved in the transaction	0%
The success of a public offer requires...	The offeror to obtain more than 50% of the voting rights at closing	0%
A person challenging a decision of the French Financial Markets Authority in the context of a public offer must bring the action before...	The Paris Court of Appeal	0%
What is the leverage ratio in banking?	The ratio of a bank's Tier 1 capital to its total non-risk-weighted assets	0%
Which of the following is NOT one of the three constituent parts of the Banking Union?	The Saving Deposit Scheme	0%
What is the purpose of the "Output Floor" introduced in CRR3 and CRD VI?	To set a lower limit on the capital requirements produced by banks' internal models	0%
Under tge equality principle in tender offers, when is the involvement of an independant expert mandatory according to the course?	When there is a dispute or a conflict of interest within the target's board	0%

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