News & Analysis as of

Capital Markets Consultation

Latham & Watkins LLP

Key Takeaways From Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House Speech

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The UK Chancellor announces a growth-focused agenda for financial services. On 14 November 2024, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her first Mansion House speech....more

Goodwin

The New UK Listing Regime Takes Shape as Further Detailed Proposals are Announced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority

Goodwin on

On 20 December 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a further consultation paper (CP23/31) (the “December Consultation Paper”) for reforming the UK listing regime....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Consultation on Proposed Regulation to Govern Market Soundings in Hong Kong

Latham & Watkins LLP on

SFC proposes guidelines for intermediaries conducting and receiving market soundings in securities and capital market transactions. On 11 October 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a consultation...more

Jones Day

Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Amendments to Enforcement-Related Provisions of Hong Kong's SFO

Jones Day on

On 8 August 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong ("SFC") published consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to enforcement-related provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO")....more

WilmerHale

UK Update: ESG Data and Ratings Providers to Come Within Regulatory Perimeter

WilmerHale on

A key outcome of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) ESG strategy is the promotion of integrity within the ESG-labelled securities market, supported by the growth of effective service providers. To that end, in...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Identifies “Clear Rationale” for Regulating ESG Data and Ratings Providers

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The FCA emphasised the increasing prevalence of providers and the potential harm from lack of regulation in this area. In June 2022, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Feedback Statement in response to a...more

BCLP

FCA planning reform of the listing regime

BCLP on

The FCA have published the next stage of the Primary Markets Effectiveness Review. They propose that companies who wish to list in the UK would no longer have to choose between two different segments (premium and standard)...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Seeks to Extend Climate-Related Disclosures for Listed Companies

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The FCA is consulting on extending its rules to standard listed issuers. On 22 June 2021, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP21/18) on extending the application of the existing climate-related disclosure...more

BCLP

Proposed climate-related disclosures for standard listed companies

BCLP on

As part of the UK government’s roadmap towards mandatory climate-related disclosures across the entire UK economy by 2025, the FCA is proposing to extend the application of its new climate-related disclosure requirements to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEHK Invites Market Feedback on Establishment of New Listing Board

On June 16, 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) published a concept paper setting forth proposals for the establishment of a new listing board (the "New Board"), with a view to attracting "New Economy"...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Listing Reform in Hong Kong – Proposed Changes to the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) and Main Board Listing Rules – Part 2

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

In June 2017, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and its subsidiary The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEx”) launched a consultation to seek public feedback on a set of proposals contained in two separate...more

A&O Shearman

UK Regulator Launches Review of UK Primary Markets

A&O Shearman on

The Financial Conduct Authority launched its review into the effectiveness of primary markets by publishing a discussion paper on the UK primary markets landscape. The FCA is seeking views on how the UK primary capital...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Cooperative Capital Markets System Publishes Revised Draft Legislation and Draft Regulations

Bennett Jones LLP on

On August 25, 2015, the participating jurisdictions of the proposed Cooperative Capital Markets System (the Cooperative System) published for comment a revised consultation draft of the uniform provincial/territorial Capital...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide