Markets And Regulations
Published Responses
QCA response to Financial Services Authority CP12/2: Amendments to the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules, Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules
30th April 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance Legal Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Markets and Regulations Advisory Group and the Corporate Finance Advisory Group have advised on our response to the Financial Services Authority's consultation on amendments to the Listing Rules.
QCA Response to ESMA's Call for Evidence - Prospectus Directive
25th February 2011
The QCA Legal Committee provided input into the European Securities and Markets Authority's call for evidence on the amending Directive to the Prospectus Directive. This covers what information should be included in a proportionate prospectus for some preemptive offers and offers by SMEs and companies with reduced market capitalisations.
QCA Response to MiFID Review
4th February 2011
Representatives from the QCA Markets & Regulations and Legal Committees examined the European Commission's proposals on amending MiFID (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive), which includes a call to create a framework in MiFID for specialised SME markets.
QCA Response to BIS - A Long-Term Focus for Corporate Britain
20th January 2011
A working group made up of representatives from the QCA Markets and Regulations and Corporate Governance Committees examined this consultation from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), which looked at how to encourage long-termism in the UK.
QCA Response to HM Treasury's Consultation on A New Approach to Financial Regulation
18th October 2010
The QCA Markets and Regulations, Legal and Corporate Finance Advisors Committees assisted in preparing the QCA's response to HM Treasury's consultation on 'A New Approach to Financial Regulation: Judgement, Focus and Stability', which discusses the future of the UK Listing Authority.
QCA Response to HM Treasury's and BIS's consultation on financing a private sector recovery
22nd September 2010
Various QCA committees assisted in preparing this response to HM Treasury and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)'s consultation on Financing a private sector recovery (also known as the Business Finance Green Paper).
QCA Response to the European Commission's Consultation on the Transparency Directive
6th September 2010
The QCA Markets and Regulations and Legal Committees reviewed the European Commission's consultation on changes to the Transparency Directive, which discusses the possibility of a proportionate regime for smaller listed companies.
QCA Response to the European Commission's Public Consultation on a Revision to the Market Abuse Directive
28th July 2010
The QCA Markets and Regulations and Legal Committees examined the European Commission's consultation paper on the Market Abuse Directive, which proposes extending the regime to MTFs and the seeks views on an adapted market abuse regime for SMEs.
QCA Response to the Takeover Panel's Consultation on Review of Takeover Bid Regulation
27th July 2010
A working group made up of representatives on the Markets and Regulations and Legal Committees examined the Takeover Panel's consultation on the review of aspects of takeover bid regulation, which came about due to the controversy surrounding the Kraft-Cradbury takeover.
QCA Response to CESR on MiFID Review
9th June 2010
A sub-committee made up of representatives from the QCA's Markets & Regulations Committee prepared this response to the Committee of European Securities Regulators' (CESR) call for views on the functioning of MiFID, with the aim of providing advice to the European Commission on which areas of the Directive it should review in 2010.