The ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of London’s markets, AIM has been a central feature of UK capital markets for the last 30 years providing growing companies with access to capital and liquidity. ...more
4/8/2025
/ AIM ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholders ,
UK
The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin (PMB) No 54 outlining its concerns around the unlawful disclosure of inside information during the course of M&A transactions....more
The Accelerated Settlement Taskforce is currently examining a potential migration by the U.K. from a so-called T+2 to a T+1 settlement standard, i.e., reducing the time it takes for securities transactions to settle, having...more
For the vast majority of Israeli and Israel-related companies considering an IPO, London should continue to be the venue of choice. London has greater access to capital and liquidity than the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and lower...more
Following the May 2023 consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code (“Code”), the FRC has published a revised Code. The changes focus primarily on one area - Internal Controls whilst other changes have been kept to a...more
While the British media is currently focussed on a small number of large-cap companies, formerly listed in London, choosing to move their listings to New York, there is another story which is not so well publicised.
Many...more
Following on from the consultation earlier this year, the FCA has published feedback and detailed proposals which will transform the current listing regime. The FCA is proposing to create a single listing category for UK...more
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) has published a revised corporate governance code (Code). The Code is still based around 10 Principles but has been updated to keep pace with evolving investor expectations, particularly...more
Following a series of accounting and audit scandals in recent years and what has been described as a “crisis of trust”, the UK Government, regulatory bodies, and institutional investor groups have set out to reform the UK’s...more
10/12/2023
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Institutional Investors ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Statements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Regulatory Reforms
The FRC has set out its expectations, in its Annual Review of Corporate Reporting, for the coming reporting season amidst the current economic background of high inflation, high interest rates and ongoing economic...more
The FRC has published research on the influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE 350 companies and investor voting. This makes interesting reading and highlights...more
Following the government’s white paper on ‘Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance’, the FRC has published a consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code (“Code”). ...more
An update report from the Parker Review on Ethnic Diversity highlights that 96% of FTSE 100 companies have met the target of at least one minority ethnic director on their boards. FTSE 250 companies are making progress...more
ClientEarth has launched a judicial review against the FCA for approving a prospectus which ClientEarth claims contained inadequate climate-related disclosures. This is part of an increased use by environmental pressure...more
2022 saw the return of physical meetings for a significant majority of AGMs, with companies viewing hybrid meetings as more complex and costly. Institutional investors continue to support well organised hybrid meetings, but...more
The Pre-emption Group has published a revised Statement of Principles permitting companies to disapply the statutory pre-emption rights for up to 20% (on a 10% + 10% basis) of their issued share capital in any one year. This...more