Adam Howard

Jul 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Olivia Moul

[co-author: Martin Katunar]On 29 July 2024, the new UK Listing Rules came into force. The new rules institute a simpler, more flexible, disclosure-based listing regime and are designed to place London on a competitive footing with other major international listing venues, particularly those in the US and the EU. In this briefing, we outline the key features of the reformed listing regime, focusing on the new equity shares (commercial companies) (ESCC) listing category.

Jul 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Danny Tricot

[co-author Martin Katunar]The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final Listing Rules, representing the most significant reform of the UK’s listing regime in over three decades, on 11 July 2024 following a period of extensive consultations. The new rules will replace the current listing regime on 29 July 2024. The final rules largely reflect the previous proposals set out in the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP23/31, which we described in our January 2024 market alert.

Jul 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Danny Tricot |Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Martin Katunar

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final Listing Rules, representing the most significant reform of the UK’s listing regime in over three decades, on 11 July 2024 following a period of extensive consultations. The new rules will replace the current listing regime on 29 July 2024. The final rules largely reflect the previous proposals set out in the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP23/31, which we described in our January 2024 market alert.

Apr 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Azad Ali |Adam Howard |Justin Lau

[co-author: William Adams]In July 2023, the UK government published its findings from the Investment Research Review (Review) as part of the UK government’s Edinburgh Reforms.1 The Review made a number of recommendations to encourage research production and quality in the UK, which would in turn help increase activity in UK capital markets.

Feb 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Katie Barnes |Louise Batty |Adam Howard

Takeaway Points In recent years, the UK government has unveiled a raft of reforms to the UK’s corporate governance regime. Following consultation and feedback from various stakeholders, only some of the proposed reforms will be brought into force from 2024 onwards. In-scope companies should prepare for upcoming changes by assessing their existing procedures and considering potential enhancements.