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FCA publishes final UK listing rules

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

7/11/2024 / Capital Markets , Debt Market , Equity Markets , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Financial Institutions , Financial Services Industry , Listing Rules , UK

UK Listing Rules reforms: Controlling shareholder regime and dual-class share rights

This is the last publication in a series of Allen & Overy publications on the FCA's Consultation Paper (CP23/31) setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms as part of its Primary Markets Effectiveness...more

2/6/2024 / Dual Class Share Structures , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Listing Rules , Shareholders , UK

UK Listing Rules reforms: FCA proposals for updated significant and related party transactions, and reverse takeovers

This publication is one of several Allen & Overy publications on the FCA’s Consultation Paper (CP23/31), setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms as part of its Primary Markets Effectiveness...more

1/25/2024 / Capital Markets , Debt Market , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Financial Regulatory Reform , Listing Rules , Private Equity , Proposed Regulation , Publicly-Traded Companies , UK

New UK Corporate Governance Code: carefully choreographed

Today saw the publication by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of its revised corporate governance code (the Code). Whilst the updated Code contains a limited set of targeted changes, as opposed to a broader wholesale...more

1/23/2024 / Capital Markets , Corporate Governance , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Financial Reporting , Financial Reporting Council (FRC) , Internal Controls , Risk Management , UK

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

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

1/18/2024 / Capital Markets , Debt Market , Equity Markets , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Financial Institutions , Financial Services Industry , Listing Rules , UK

FCA publishes proposals for new UK Listing regime for commercial companies

Today the FCA has published its Consultation Paper (CP23/31) setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms as part of its Primary Markets Effectiveness Review. This is the first of two consultations on the...more

12/20/2023 / Capital Markets , Debt Market , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Financial Regulatory Reform , Listing Rules , Private Equity , Proposed Regulation , Publicly-Traded Companies , UK

FCA reforms UK listing regime to seek to attract dual-class share structures to London

The overhaul of the UK listing regime recommended in Lord Hill’s Review of the Listing Regime and Ron Kalifa’s Review of UK Fintech aims to attract the most innovative and successful tech companies to London and create a...more

12/6/2021 / Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Financial Services Industry , Investors , UK

UK SPACs - FCA relaxes rules including presumption of suspension on announcement of business combination

With effect from 10 August 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is implementing its Listing Rule changes and guidance for UK Special Purpose Acquisition Companies....more

7/30/2021 / Capital Markets , Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , Investors , Listing Rules , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , UK

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