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.
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9/26/2018
/ AIM ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disney ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insolvency ,
London Stock Exchange ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Takeover Bids ,
UK
New guidance on how unconnected analysts can participate in the UK IPO process and access information from prospective issuers (Guidance) has been published by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the...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.
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5/4/2018
/ Conversion ,
Corporate Governance ,
Doing Business ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
International Relations ,
Investment ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Money Laundering ,
Prospectus Regulation (PR3) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholder Rights ,
UK
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced that its new AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules) and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers (Nomad Rules) will come into force on 30 March 2018. ...more
Hogan Lovells Guide to the eligibility requirements and continuing obligations of admitting securities to the Premium, Standard and High Growth segments of the Main Market and AIM – (updated as at 1 March 2018).
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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)
Hogan Lovells Guide to the eligibility requirements and continuing obligations of admitting securities to the Premium, Standard and High Growth segments of the Main Market and AIM – (updated as at 1 January 2018).
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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
12/19/2017
/ AIM ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Listing Rules ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Takeovers ,
UK
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
11/7/2017
/ AIM ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
Listing Standards ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Market Abuse ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Takeovers ,
UK
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
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
On 1 March 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper: 'Reforming the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process' (CP 17/5) which sets out various proposals to improve the timing,...more
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