While market conditions continue to be challenging for IPOs, a growing number of listed resources companies from markets such as the TSX are pursuing ASX cross-listings (also known as dual listings). There are a number of...more
Although European IPO markets still trail pre-pandemic levels, they began an upward trajectory in 2024, with an encouraging pipeline of new IPO candidates lined up for 2025. Regulators, issuers and investors are not resting...more
The end of 2024 and start of 2025 saw a flurry of activity and publications from the FCA, with the UK financial markets regulator continuing to consult on, and revise, its rulebooks, including to advance a more attractive and...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation on technical advice required following changes to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation as...more
The Cayman Islands is the most common non-US jurisdiction for listed entities - Entities established in 47 different jurisdictions are currently listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq. Of these different jurisdictions, outside of...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
The Council of the European Union has adopted the Listing Act legislative package, marking the final step in the decision-making process. The package consists of: (i) a regulation amending the Prospectus Regulation, Market...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on detailed proposals to reform its listing rules which are focused on a single listing segment, a more disclosure-based regime and changes to the sponsor regime. The FCA is...more
As part of the wider review of the UK’s capital markets regulatory landscape, in May 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper CP23/10, which set out proposed reforms for companies with listed...more
查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the third quarter relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers. It covers...more
查看中文 Following a market consultation process in late 2022, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) introduced a new regime to permit the listing of companies operating in specified specialist technology sectors....more
On April 22, 2022, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange published an information paper (the “Information Paper”) outlining the consequential amendments to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Exchange following the...more
On July 6, the General Office of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities-related Activity in...more
Leading Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, which has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange, made its long-awaited Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) debut in November 2019. This marked the first secondary listing in...more
This Hong Kong regulatory update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed (or planning to list) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more
The FCA has published a second consultation on the Brexit onshoring project. Like the first, and many other Brexit onshoring documents, it is both long and very technical. However, a number of important policy points are...more
On 31 December 2017, the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) published the Rules on the Offer of Securities and Continuing Obligations (“ROSCO”), which were approved by CMA Board Resolution No. 3-123-2017 dated 9/4/1439H...more
The Situation: While a trading suspension gives an issuer an opportunity to remedy the underlying issues that led to the suspension with a view towards trading resumption, the absence of a mechanism under Hong Kong's current...more
On February 2, 2018, the SEC approved the New York Stock Exchange’s proposal to permit qualifying private companies to use “direct listings” to list their shares on the NYSE and become publicly traded without conducting an...more
This Hong Kong regulatory update provides a brief overview of the principal Hong Kong regulatory developments in the preceding three months relevant to companies listed or proposed to be listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong...more
If Britain decides to leave the European Union as a result of a “Brexit” vote on 23 June 2016, the effect on the UK and EU financial services sectors could be significant; in particular, there could be effects on the London...more