23 December 2019
Shareholders' Rights Directive II – implications for Listed Companies
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/shareholders'-rights-directive-ii-implications-for-listed-companies

The revised Shareholders' Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828 ("SRD II") was implemented on 10th June 2019. The key areas of note for listed companies concern the Directors' Remuneration Reporting Regime and Related Party ...

27 March 2020
Financial Reporting and other rules for UK listed companies eased in light of Coronavirus disruption
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/financial-reporting-and-other-rules-for-uk-listed-companies-eased-in-light-of-coronavirus-disruption

Given the unprecedented disruption created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is currently creating market volatility around the globe, certain measures have been announced today in order to ease the financial ...

01 October 2020
UK: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - company meetings and filings
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/corporate-insolvency-and-governance-bill-uk-company-meetings-and-filings

On 25 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the Act) received Royal Assent and it now forms part of UK law.

16 November 2020
Proposed new UK foreign investment and listing restrictions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/proposed-new-uk-foreign-investment-and-listing-restrictions

Last week, the UK Government published new proposals designed to restrict foreign investment in the UK and to potentially block securities listings on UK public markets, in each case on grounds of national security.

23 December 2019
QCA Publish Updated Audit Committee Guide
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/qca-publish-updated-audit-committee-guide

On 12 September 2019, the Quoted Companies Alliance (the "QCA") released an updated version of their Audit Committee Guide (the "Guide"), which is the first one since the 2014 release. The Guide is produced to help ...

27 September 2018
Increase in total size of public offers exempt from requirement to publish prospectus
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/increase-in-total-size-of-public-offers-exempt-from-requirement-to-publish-prospectus

The new Prospectus Regulation (the “Prospectus Regulation”) came into force on 20 July 2017 and its provisions will govern the preparation of all prospectus prepared on or after 21 July 2019. Whilst most of its ...

27 September 2018
AFME and Euro IRP issue guidance on new FCA rules requiring issuer access for unconnected analysts
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/afme-and-euro-irp-issue-guidance-on-new-fca-rules-requiring-issuer-access-for-unconnected-analysts

Following the proposals made in its policy paper PS 17/23, the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") rules concerning research by unconnected analysts in relation to an Initial Public Offering ("IPO") on a regulated ...

27 September 2018
The UK Corporate Governance Code 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/the-uk-corporate-governance-code-2018

Following on from the Financial Reporting Council's ("FRC") consultation on its proposed changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code in February this year (the "Consultation"), the FRC published its final version of the ...

18 May 2020
UK Listing Options: Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE)
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/uk-listing-options-aquis-stock-exchange-aqse

In March of this year, the FCA approved Aquis Exchange's acquisition of the NEX Exchange from CME Group in a deal reportedly worth £2.7million. As part of the acquisition, the NEX Exchange has been re-named the Aquis ...

08 August 2019
Investment Opportunities for Chinese Companies on the London Stock Exchange
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/investment-opportunities-for-chinese-companies-on-the-london-stock-exchange

This summary focuses on the potential benefits for Chinese companies looking for 'westbound' investment, the eligibility criteria and process for listing in London.