The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its final rules regarding the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (known as PISCES), the new platform designed to host intermittent secondary trading...more
The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published its final rules for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System ("PISCES") – London's new private company share trading platform. The proposals are a...more
White & Case has supported UK Finance and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe ("AFME") on their joint response to the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") consultation on the private intermittent securities and...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a new direction for the U.K. derivatives trading obligation, together with an explanatory memorandum. The FCA's existing direction modifying the U.K. DTO using its Temporary...more
On 26 July 2024, the FCA published consultation papers on a new public offers and admissions to trading regime to replace the existing UK Prospectus Regulation, and on proposals to establish public offer platforms (POPs) as a...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a research note setting out the outcomes of an experiment to investigate the effect of digital engagement practices (DEPs) on trading behavior. The FCA tested an experimental...more
UK Chancellor launches consultation on the proposed Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) as part of the Spring Budget. On 6 March 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper seeking...more
New Legislative Measures to Strengthen UK Corporate Reporting - On 19 July 2023, the draft Companies (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) (Amendment) Regulations were laid in Parliament....more
The FCA reveals its initial thinking on the regulatory framework for primary multilateral trading facilities and public offer platforms. On 13 July 2023, the FCA published its fifth and sixth engagement papers to solicit...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its policy statement PS23/11 (PS), containing final guidance (the guidance) on trading venues. A firm requires trading venue authorisation from the FCA if it operates...more
On 22 September 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper (CP 22/18, the CP) which proposes new guidance on the trading venue perimeter. The CP follows on from the discussion on this as part...more
There is no silver bullet for maintaining cross-border trading if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The date of Brexit has been delayed until (at least) October 31, 2019, but there is little sign that financial...more
FINANCIAL MARKETS - IOSCO Consults on Regulating Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms - On May 28, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a consultation paper on regulating crypto-asset...more
BROKER-DEALER - Nasdaq Has Proposed a New Rule Change To Modify Its System of Volume-Based Credits - The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to...more
Time Inc. announced yesterday that it’s sold itself as part of a roughly $3 billion all-cash transaction to Meredith Corporation. Meredith, which publishes Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens, among other glossies, is...more
On Jan. 3, 2018, the long-anticipated overhaul of European Union (EU) financial markets legislation will come into effect. The second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) will broaden the scope of EU...more
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently announced that it had closed its criminal investigation into allegations of fraudulent conduct in the foreign exchange (FX) market. The SFO began its investigation in July 2014...more
On November 17, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its final notice addressed to Mothahir Miah, a former investment analyst at a large UK institutional asset manager, fining him £139,000 and banning him from...more