The UK Financial Conduct Authority published PS25/9 and PS25/10 in July 2025, setting out the final rules that will govern the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime, which will replace the existing UK...more
The principal regulations governing offers of securities to the public and admissions of securities to trading on regulated markets in the United Kingdom, including the requirements for a prospectus, are contained in the UK...more
Everyone knows the names of the two major national stock exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market. In fact, there are currently a total of 16 national stock exchanges in the United States, each with...more
The UK Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) has upheld the Financial Conduct’s Authority’s (FCA) decision to take action against two former executives of a bank for being “knowingly concerned” in the bank’s breach of the listing...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited published on 24 January 2025 its Conclusions on Further Paperless Listing Reforms. The proposals adopted include, among others, that issuers are to: - provide securities holders...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published advice from the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) on the ESMA consultation paper on draft technical advice on investment research. The technical...more
A number of US companies have gone public in Australia as an alternative to a further private round in the US. While the ASX may not be an obvious alternative to US capital markets, there are a number of reasons why the it...more
In January 2025, The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the reverse stock split rules and procedures in Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the “NYSE Manual”). The...more
In Short - The Situation: In the past few years, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") has taken initiatives to introduce a paperless listing regime and make changes to documentary requirements. ...more
Following a comment period and further review, CNSX Markets Inc. (the CSE) has received approval from the Ontario and British Columbia securities commissions to implement significant changes to its listing policies and forms....more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) publishes revised Listing e-Forms and guidelines for new applicants, Main Board (MB) issuers, and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) issuers - The Listing e-Forms, which include...more