4 March 2013
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21 January 2013
The snappily-named Listing Rules Joint Working Party of the Company Law Committees of the Law Society of England and Wales and the City of London Law Society has published its response to the FSA’s October 2012 consultation on “Enhancing the effectiveness of the Listing Regime” (we discussed the consultation in this post).
See also: A new route to the UK IPO market: Government plans to relax rules to attract high-growth companies to list on London
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7 January 2013
The Listing Rules sponsor regime was tightened on 31 December 2012, with more responsibilities being placed on sponsors and the occasions on which a sponsor must be appointed being expanded. The changes are summarised in this note by Cameron McKenna; changes to the Listing Rules chapter 8 are here.
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3 January 2013
The Financial Services Authority issued on 18 December 2012 a consultation paper (CP12/37) on the FCA’s market powers, decision making procedures and penalties policies. Press release here. From the CP:
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11 December 2012
The chief executive-designate of the Financial Conduct Authority, Martin Wheatley, gave an overview of the new regulator’s approach to client assets and market regulation in a speech on 20 November 2012. On markets regulation, Mr Wheatley said:
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2 October 2012
In a new consultation paper published today, the Financial Services Authority – in its guise as the UK Listing Authority – has announced that it is consulting on:
- changes to the free float requirements for both the premium and standard listing segments on the Main Market; and
- introducing a new controlling shareholder concept.
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