FCA

The week in investor relations: Box in fight with Starboard Value, call to end fossil fuel listings in London and SEC probes asset manager over ESG claims

Aug 27, 2021

– Reuters reported that ISS-backed cloud storage vendor Box in its fight with activist investor Starboard Value by recommending that...Read more

Regulation

UK publishes final rules for Spacs in bid to attract listings

Jul 28, 2021

Tim Human

UK publishes final rules for Spacs in bid to attract listings

The UK’s financial market regulator has finalized new rules for special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) in a bid to attract more...Read more

Small cap

‘You can’t cover this part of the market in the traditional way’: Investec’s new model for small-cap research

Jun 30, 2021

Tim Human

‘You can’t cover this part of the market in the traditional way’: Investec’s new model for small-cap research

UK and European regulators have identified the lack of research coverage for smaller companies as an issue that needs to be addressed...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Week in investor relations: Buyout firms target the UK, Engine No 1 raises $100 mn for ETF and Toshiba shareholders vote out chairman

Jun 25, 2021

Tim Human

Week in investor relations: Buyout firms target the UK, Engine No 1 raises $100 mn for ETF and Toshiba shareholders vote out chairman

– UK companies are receiving more buyout offers than at any time in the last 20 years, sparking complaints from some fund managers...Read more

Regulation

Historic Shanghai-London Stock Connect approved

Jun 17, 2019

Andrew Holt

Historic Shanghai-London Stock Connect approved

The UK financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have today made...Read more

Regulation

UK company discrimination complaints increase by more than 300 percent

Dec 19, 2018

Andrew Holt

UK company discrimination complaints increase by more than 300 percent

Complaints made to the UK financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) involving sexual misconduct and discrimination...Read more

Buy side

FCA tackles concerns over asset managers’ service value

Apr 13, 2018

Andrew Holt

FCA tackles concerns over asset managers’ service value

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a package of measures – including board member independence requirements - as...Read more

ESG

UK financial regulator reprimands itself for lack of diversity

Oct 31, 2017

Andrew Holt

UK financial regulator reprimands itself for lack of diversity

The UK financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), yesterday found itself in the unusual position of having to issue...Read more

Sell side

Mifid II

SEC grants US brokers Mifid II compliance extension

Oct 26, 2017

Ben Ashwell

SEC grants US brokers Mifid II compliance extension

The SEC has given US brokers a 30-month reprieve from having to make tough decisions on complying with the research unbundling...Read more

ESG

Saudi Aramco: Norway SWF criticizes UK over proposed listing changes

Oct 19, 2017

Garnet Roach

Saudi Aramco: Norway SWF criticizes UK over proposed listing changes

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund (SWF), has publicly criticized UK...Read more

Topics

The week in investor relations: Box in fight with Starboard Value, call to end fossil fuel listings in London and SEC probes asset manager over ESG claims

UK publishes final rules for Spacs in bid to attract listings

‘You can’t cover this part of the market in the traditional way’: Investec’s new model for small-cap research

Week in investor relations: Buyout firms target the UK, Engine No 1 raises $100 mn for ETF and Toshiba shareholders vote out chairman

Historic Shanghai-London Stock Connect approved

UK company discrimination complaints increase by more than 300 percent

FCA tackles concerns over asset managers’ service value

UK financial regulator reprimands itself for lack of diversity

SEC grants US brokers Mifid II compliance extension

Saudi Aramco: Norway SWF criticizes UK over proposed listing changes

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