Long-heralded reform of the UK financial services regulation architecture impacts the listed company regime. On 1 April, a new financial regulation architecture became operative in the UK through the Financial...more
The Prospectus Directive (the “PD”) and the Prospectus Directive Regulation (the “PD Regulation”) were recently amended, in each case with effect from 1 July 2012. These new rules introduced a number of significant changes...more
Handbooks for Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority will replace FSA Handbook on 1 April. On 8 March, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) published draft handbooksfor the two new...more