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Committees
Corporate Governance
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.
Financial Reporting
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.
Legal Committee
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.
Tax
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.
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News
Fund Manager Lunch Programme 2012 announced 13th February 2012
Our Fund Manager Lunch Programme for 2012 has been announced and we are now...
Get involved in our 20th anniversary through sponsorship 13th February 2012
As part of our 20th year, we have a number of great sponsorship opportunities...
Director know how - what you should know about upcoming rule changes 13th February 2012
Director know how is a new monthly feature that highlights key issues directors should...
2012 campaigns focus on growth for small and mid-cap companies 10th February 2012
With the new year, we have outlined the Quoted Companies Alliance's six key campaigns...
QCA soon to publish Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies 10th February 2012
With executive pay being debated in Government and continuing to make the headlines, the...
Events
Corporate Governance Roundtable
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.
Directors' Lunch Club 2012
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.
Guides
Corporate Governance Guidelines for Smaller Quoted Companies (September 2010) - 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. This is a downloadable PDF.
Corporate Governance Guidelines for Smaller Quoted Companies (September 2010)
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.