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
On 20 December 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a further consultation paper (CP23/31) (the “December Consultation Paper”) for reforming the UK listing regime....more
An overview of the key developments around reforming the UK capital markets regime following Lord Hill's UK Listings Review, launched as part of the UK government's plan to strengthen the UK's position as a leading global...more
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the key developments around reforming the UK capital markets regime following Lord Hill’s UK Listings Review, launched on 19 November 2020 as part of the UK...more
This edition covers proposed major reforms to the listing and prospectus regimes, corporate governance reforms largely relating to audit and internal controls, and proposed changes to the Takeover Code affecting the...more
Proposals dramatically reduce the regulatory burden on listed companies. On 3 May 2023, the FCA published a consultation paper CP23/10 which sets out a blueprint for changes to the UK listing regime. The key reform...more
The latest proposals for reforming the UK equity capital markets, in response to Lord Hill’s UK Listing Review of March 2021 (the Listing Review), have been announced following the publication of the UK Secondary...more
Broad reform to listing regimes, growing ESG scrutiny, and increasing retail participation in fundraisings are among the areas to watch. Last year was memorable for UK equity capital markets (ECM). The IPO market was at...more
On 26 October 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority published: - a Policy Statement (PS 17/22) relating to its consultation paper (CP 17/4): Review of the Effectiveness of Primary Markets: Enhancements to the Listing...more
A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law. ...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. ...more