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Sector trends - September 2024: Stock Exchanges / Clearing Houses / Trading Venues

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Cautious deployment of M&A war chests while concerns relating to IPO and equity market trading buoyancy continue. Current market: Fewer M&A deals as Europe's FMI tectonic plates digest acquisitions of yesteryear...more

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FCA publishes final UK listing rules

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On 11 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS24/6 (Policy Statement), in which it sets out its final UK listing rules and summarises feedback to its earlier consultation and stakeholder...more

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FCA proposals for updated sponsor regime as part of UK Listing reforms

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In the second of our publications on the FCA’s Consultation Paper (CP23/31) setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms, we take a closer look at what the proposals mean for the sponsor regime. The FCA...more

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FCA publishes detailed proposals for reforms to UK listing regime

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The FCA has published further detailed proposals for a significantly reformed UK listing regime, including the first tranche of its proposed new Listing Rules. The proposals mark another important milestone in the...more

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UK Investment Research Review: Reforming MiFID II and Revitalising Investment Research in the UK Public Markets

In July 2023, the Investment Research Review (the Review) commissioned by the UK government published its findings into investment research in UK capital markets. The Review made the following seven recommendations, seeking...more

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UK Listing Rules Reform Proposals — The Dawn of a Lighter Touch Regime in London?

As part of the wider review of the UK’s capital markets regulatory landscape, the FCA published Consultation Paper CP23/10, which sets out reforms for companies with listed shares on the Main Market of the London Stock...more

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FCA discussion paper on further UK listing regime reforms

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FCA publishes discussion paper on replacing current premium and standard listing segments with new single listing segment and sponsor regime reforms- On 26 May 2022, the FCA published a discussion paper (DP22/2) seeking...more

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HM Treasury Consults on UK Wholesale Markets Reform

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Proposals signal that the UK government is willing to diverge significantly from EU rules. On 1 July 2021, HM Treasury published a consultation on its Wholesale Markets Review....more

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FCA Announces Additional Primary Market Measures to Support Listed Companies

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The package combines temporary policy interventions and existing options to help companies raise new share capital during the COVID-19 crisis. On 8 April 2020, the FCA published a Statement of Policy and related technical...more

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Financial Regulatory Observer – June 2019: New UK peer-to-peer lending rules catch up with innovation

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Within a decade, the UK's peer-to-peer (P2P) financial services sector has moved from an offbeat outsider to an increasingly significant and permanent player in loan and equity markets. Total lending facilitated by UK P2P...more

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Positive Outlook for European Capital Markets

Danny Tricot (London, capital markets): Capital markets in Europe were generally positive in 2017, recovering from a mixed year in 2016. The first half of the year was particularly strong for high-yield issuances in Europe,...more

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FCA Publishes Two Papers on the Effectiveness of UK Primary Markets

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In the FCA's 2016/2017 Business Plan, one of the FCA's main priorities was to carry out a review of the structure of the United Kingdom's primary markets in order to ensure that they continue to serve the needs of both...more

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The FCA Peers Into Dark Pools

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On July 21, 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom (UK) published a thematic review: UK equity market dark pools - Role, promotion and oversight in wholesale markets. Background - The...more

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