Small cap Archive

Investors expect smaller companies to boost their attention on ESG issues and disclosure over the coming years, according to new research. The study, which polled 40 UK-based professional investors managing a collective £83 bn ($115 bn) in assets, finds 82 percent think small and micro-caps will increase their focus on and investment in ESG over the next three years. More than a third (37 percent) say the increase will be dramatic. In addition, 92 percent of...

When Vintage Wine Estates concluded its merger with Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp in June 2021 – taking it public as a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) – it turned to perks to establish new relationships with its shareholders. The number of engaged retail investors has exploded during the last couple of years, aided by th...

UK and European regulators have identified the lack of research coverage for smaller companies as an issue that needs to be addressed. The number of analysts following small caps has been dwindling for years, a situation not helped by the arrival of Mifid II, which led to a drop in research spending by the buy side. But Investec sees an opportunity in this under-followed part of the market. The Anglo-South African investment bank has launched a new product th...

– The SEC told Tesla last year that tweets by CEO Elon Musk had ‘twice violated a court-ordered policy requiring his tweets to be pre-approved by company lawyers,’ according to an article by the Wall Street Journal (paywall). In 2018 Tesla settled an enforcement action with the securities regulator after Musk tweeted about potentially takin...