Our series of guidance booklets.
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) is a not-for-profit trade organisation that works for small and mid-cap quoted companies in the UK and Europe to promote and maintain vibrant, healthy and liquid capital markets.
Our Fund Manager Lunch Programme for 2012 has been announced and we are now taking bookings from company directors. Don't miss your chance to hear from leading small and mid-cap fund managers, including Robin West, Marina Bond, Henrietta Marsh, Mark Niznik, Katie Potts, Richard Plackett and Deryck Noble-Nesbitt.
As part of our 20th year, we have a number of great sponsorship opportunities available to our members. Packages are available at £1000, £3000 and £5000 for a number of our events - both old and new. Find out more about what is available and join us in supporting the small and mid-cap sector.
Director know how is a new monthly feature that highlights key issues directors should be aware of. This month it's all change in terms of financial and narrative reporting, executive pay and venture capital schemes rule changes.
With the new year, we have outlined the Quoted Companies Alliance's six key campaigns for 2012 - all which focus on promoting growth in the small and mid-cap quoted company sector.
With executive pay being debated in Government and continuing to make the headlines, the Quoted Companies Alliance is publishing the Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies at the end of February.
The Quoted Companies Alliance is 20 this year - and we'll be celebrating with a number of new events and old favourites, new campaigns, new guides and more.
The QCA Corporate Finance Advisors Committee deals with issues that affect the primary markets for small and mid-cap quoted companies. It was originally set up in 2004 to deal with the specific issues faced by AIM companies and has now broadened its remit to represent corporate finance issues on all markets for smaller quoted companies. For more details, please click here.
The QCA Corporate Governance Committee lobbies the relevant regulators to ensure that the specific needs of small and mid-cap quoted companies are considered when drawing up new corporate governance guidelines. For more details, please click here.
The QCA Financial Reporting Committee liaises with the ASB and IASB regarding the introduction of new accounting standards and changes to current standards and their implications for small and mid-cap quoted companies. For more details, please click here.
The QCA Legal Committee is responsible for reviewing all changes to Company Law, as well as checking the detailed wording of the various regulations to ensure that they do not disadvantage small and mid-cap quoted companies. For more details, please click here.
The QCA Markets & Regulations Committee deals with lobbying work arising from the European and UK government and regulators, drafting responses to their consultation papers that affect equity markets. For more details, please click here.
The QCA Tax Committee lobbies various UK Government departments, including Treasury, HMRC and BIS, to introduce measures that encourage investment in the smaller quoted company sector and reduce the tax burden. For more details, please click here.
The Quoted Companies Alliance and Capita Company Secretarial Services are pleased to annouce the next roundtable discussion in its bi-annual programme for directors and company secretaries of smaller Main Market and AIM companies.
The QCA Directors' Lunch Club provides an open discussion on current market issues from a varied selection of experienced speakers. There will be six lunches throughout the year all taking place at the head office of Coutts & Co in London.
This guide supersedes the QCA's Corporate Governance Guidelines for AIM Companies (February 2007) and Guidance for Smaller Quoted Companies - The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (August 2004). It has been updated to incorporate recent revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code and to make these guidelines relevant to AIM and PLUS quoted companies, as well as standard listed companies. This is a downloadable PDF.
This guide supersedes the QCA's Corporate Governance Guidelines for AIM Companies (February 2007) and Guidance for Smaller Quoted Companies - The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (August 2004). It has been updated to incorporate recent revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code and to make these guidelines relevant to AIM and PLUS quoted companies, as well as standard listed companies.