On 20 April 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published its final policy statement PS22/3 ‘Diversity and inclusion on company boards and executive committees’. The policy statement outlines the feedback the...more
The Growing Trend of Gender Bonds in 2022 -
Sustainable investing has experienced significant growth in recent years due to a continued and increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors by...more
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On 30 April 2021, the FCA consulted on proposals to change the UK Listing Rules to remove the presumption that the listing of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) be suspended when it identifies a potential...more
On 30 April 2021, the FCA consulted on proposals to change the UK Listing Rules to remove the presumption that the listing of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) be suspended when it identifies a potential...more
Following on from the recent Hill Review of the UK Listing Rules and its recommendations, we reported on the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) response and how the proposed changes might affect the SPAC market. On 19...more
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, commonly known as ‘SPACs’ or ‘blank check companies’, have recently seen a huge uplift in investor appetite with little sign of this trend abating any time soon. Understandably, SPACs...more
With effect from 1 January 2021, and following the end of the Brexit transition period, sovereigns, local and regional authorities and central banks of any country can benefit from newly-expanded exemptions to the UK...more