On 6 March 2024, as part of its Spring Budget measures, the Government published a consultation on its proposed new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System’ (known as PISCES). The new platform will allow...more
The FCA has recently completed a review of the way in which UK issuers disclose changes to their total voting rights to the market and the resulting effect on major shareholding notifications. ...more
HM Treasury has launched a review of the UK listings regime on the basis that - The UK listing regime is “ready for review”, in particular in order to reform the regime “to attract the most innovative and successful firms and...more
Two recent Financial Conduct Authority enforcement notices focus on when and how disclosures by a listed company may be considered misleading - a basic disclosure requirement that is sometimes taken for granted.
...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have announced a series of actions to ensure information...more
Hogan Lovells has prepared a roadmap of the key issues to consider when planning your listing in London.
...more
8/28/2019
/ AIM ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Engagement Letters ,
Equity Securities ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Listing Standards ,
Offerings ,
Prospectus ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Share Capital ,
UK
A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law.
...more
9/26/2018
/ AIM ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disney ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insolvency ,
London Stock Exchange ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Takeover Bids ,
UK
New guidance on how unconnected analysts can participate in the UK IPO process and access information from prospective issuers (Guidance) has been published by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the...more
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced that its new AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules) and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers (Nomad Rules) will come into force on 30 March 2018. ...more
A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law.
...more
11/7/2017
/ AIM ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
Listing Standards ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Market Abuse ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Takeovers ,
UK
On 27 June 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement PS17/13 'Investment and corporate banking: prohibition of restrictive contractual clauses' which sets out new rules banning the use of...more
FCA bans firms' use of restrictive contractual clauses for future primary market services -
On 27 June 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement PS17/13 'Investment and corporate banking:...more
7/10/2017
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Contract Terms ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
MLD4 ,
Person with Significant Control (PSC Register) ,
Prospectus ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
On 1 March 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper: 'Reforming the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process' (CP 17/5) which sets out various proposals to improve the timing,...more