The Takeover Panel has published a consultation paper on dual class share structures, IPOs and share buybacks. The proposed amendments to the Takeover Code clarify how the mandatory offer requirements apply to a company with...more
7/9/2025
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Consultation Papers ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dual Class Share Structures ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Share Buybacks ,
Takeovers ,
UK
Following on from the consultation at the end of 2023, the FCA has published its changes to the Listing Rules sourcebook, chapter 8 (sponsors), which take effect immediately. The changes focus on how a sponsor or a person...more
Primary Market Bulletin No. 44 reminds issuers of the:
..use of multimedia content (including audio and video) in regulatory news announcements;
..FCA’s position on the requirement for a prospectus when shares are...more
The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin No.42 which, amongst other things: (i) discusses themes from the FCA’s enquiries into unlawful disclosure of inside information (ii) highlights the relationship between the...more
12/15/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Internal Controls ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Market Abuse ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
The chair of a premium-listed company has been fined £80,000 for unlawfully disclosing inside information to major shareholders before the information was announced to the market.
This case acts as a reminder for...more
The FCA have published the next stage of the Primary Markets Effectiveness Review. They propose that companies who wish to list in the UK would no longer have to choose between two different segments (premium and standard)...more
In light of broad support, the FCA is proceeding with its changes to require companies to make annual disclosure requirements on the representation of women and people from an ethnic minority background at board and executive...more
Primary Market Bulletin No. 39 announces the removal of temporary measures, introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, relating to the timing for publishing annual financial reports/interim results as well as rescinding the...more
In 2022, the annual reports of premium listed commercial companies should include a compliance statement setting out whether the company has made disclosures consistent with the “TCFD's recommendations and recommended...more
To assist in-scope UK companies comply with the new mandatory climate-related financial disclosures when reporting next year, the Government has published some helpful non-binding guidance.
Separately, the first report...more
Executive pay has been a hot topic for a number of years but the uncertainty created by the pandemic has resulted in an increased level of scrutiny of public company pay decisions and revised related proxy voting...more
1/27/2021
/ AIM ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Ireland ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Time Extensions ,
UK