Beneficial ownership - BEIS call for evidence on register of beneficial owners of overseas entities -
In March 2016, BEIS published a discussion paper which outlined a range of proposals to enhance the transparency of...more
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
First director disqualification: UK focus on pursuing individuals as well as companies for breach of competition law -
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has secured its first disqualification of a director of a...more
1/18/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Market Abuse ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)