What We Do

The Quoted Comapnies Alliance is the thinking department for the small and mid-cap sector. We exist to ensure that the regulatory burden does not fall disproportionately on the sector and help improve investment in small and mid-cap quoted companies through promoting vibrant, healthy and liquid capital markets. We have three main activities:

  • Lobbying:   We successfully campaign on and raise awareness of regulatory and tax issues that are important to small and mid-cap quoted companies. We carry out our work through our eight technical committees. These are made up of a mixture of our advisor and corporate members and examine proposed legal and regulatory changes to ensure that small and mid-cap quoted companies are not disadvantaged.
     
  • Education:  We help the sector to understand and implement new rules and promote best practice through our extensive guidance booklet series and topical seminars. Our Corporate Governance guide for smaller quoted companies is widely regarded as an industry benchmark.
     
  • Networking:  We provide a forum for small and mid-cap quoted company directors to network and share ideas with other directors, fund managers, brokers and advisors. Through our events, we help put small and mid-cap quoted companies in touch with leading players in the markets.

What we are doing

The Quoted Companies Alliance is working to improve the quality of equity markets in the UK and Europe. The key items on our agenda are currently:

  • Proposing reforms to Entrepreneurs’ Relief so that capital gains tax relief is available to all that contribute to the success and growth of a business.
  • Campaigning to allow AIM and PLUS-quoted shares to be included in ISAs.
  • Campaigning for the abolition of Stamp Duty on quoted company shares.
  • Working with the European Securities and Markets Authority on what should be included in a proportionate prospectus for smaller companies.
  • Ensuring that the European Commission’s corporate governance review does not result in strict rules and maintains a ‘comply or explain’ approach.
  • Participating in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills’ ongoing review of narrative reporting and the Government’s Growth Review for mid-caps.
  • Campaigning to allow small and mid-cap quoted companies to use a proportionate form of IFRS.