Recent changes to the UK public offer, admission to trading and prospectus regime from January 19, 2026 have implications for issuers and other parties involved in debt capital markets transactions offered, or listed on a...more
1/21/2026
/ Capital Markets ,
Debt Instruments ,
Debt Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Listing Rules ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Offerings ,
Prospectus Regulation (PR3) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Regulation ,
UK
The EU and UK prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market. Recent and forthcoming changes to these regimes have implications for...more
The EU and U.K. prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market. Imminent and forthcoming changes to these regimes will have implications...more
12/3/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
Debt Market ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Green Bonds ,
Listing Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities ,
UK
Excessive rigidity has the potential to drive away issuers. Authorities focused on delivering Net Zero must therefore design rules with this in mind....more
When the European Parliament announced that political agreement on the EU Green Bond Regulation (the Regulation) had been reached with the Council on 28 February 2023, rapporteur Paul Tang was quoted as saying...more
Whilst Brexit formally happened when the UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 (exit day), it has been treated as a Member State under Union law during the transition period established by the EU-UK Withdrawal...more
11/6/2020
/ Bonds ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Debt Market ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
GAAP ,
Listing Standards ,
Member State ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The securing of a significant majority by the Conservatives in the December UK general election means that it is now likely that the UK will indeed leave the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. The EU-UK Withdrawal...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) has ruled on jurisdiction in a prospectus liability claim, concerning index certificates issued by a UK bank, and purchased by an Austrian investor (consumer) via a...more