27 March 2020: 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...more
6/1/2020
/ Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Investment ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
UK
For obvious reasons, the finer points of the functioning and regulation of the UK's capital markets and corporate governance are not necessarily at the forefront of the minds of legislators and policy makers while addressing...more
The events surrounding the Brexit negotiations continue to be in a state of flux - but we do have some clarity around the status of the Prospectus Regulation in the UK whatever the outcome of the UK Government's negotiations...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
7/12/2018
/ AIM ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Human Rights ,
London Stock Exchange ,
MiFID II ,
MLD5 ,
Natural Resources ,
Premium Listed Issuers ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
From 1 July 2018, sovereign controlled companies will be able to admit their securities to listing on a new dedicated category of the FCA's premium listing regime....more
Proposed reforms for SME Growth Markets -
On 24 May 2018, the Commission published a proposal for a regulation which seeks to make technical amendments to certain provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation and the...more
6/8/2018
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
MiFID II ,
MLD5 ,
Money Laundering ,
Parent Corporation ,
PDMR ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Subsidiaries
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
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
1/23/2018
/ AIM ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
RTS ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
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
The New Prospectus Regulation ((EU) 2017/1129) (PR) will come into force on 20 July 2017. The final text was published in the Official Journal on 30 June 2017 and will enter into force twenty days after its publication.
...more
A new era for the UK's capital markets? FCA publishes proposals to reform the UK's capital markets and IPO process -
The FCA has published a package of measures to reshape and enhance the UK's primary markets. These are...more
3/14/2017
/ Capital Markets ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Prospectus ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Takeovers ,
UK
Reviewing the structure of the UK's primary markets -
The FCA is reviewing the structure of the UK's primary markets to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of investors and issuers. As part of its review, the...more
3/8/2017
/ Capital Markets ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Eligibility ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Premium Listed Issuers ,
Reverse Takeovers ,
Shell Corporations ,
UK
On 14 February 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published:
a discussion paper: 'Review of the Effectiveness of Primary Markets: The UK Primary Markets Landscape' (DP 17/2) which prompts a discussion on the...more