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.
The second survey of the QCA/BDO Small & Mid-Cap Sentiment Index is underway and we need your input and support to take the small and mid-cap sector's voice to government. Find out how you can take part.
The Quoted Companies Alliance and BDO have launched the inaugural QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index, which tracks the level of business and economic confidence of the small and mid-cap quoted company sector. The October report shows that small and mid-cap quoted companies are optimistic about their own prospects, but pessimistic about the UK economy, and feel neglected by the UK Government.
Members of the Quoted Companies Alliance Executive Committee recently met with Syed Kamall, MEP for London, about his work in the European Parliament.
Members of the Quoted Companies Alliance are invited to join us at the Quoted Companies Alliance's Annual General Meeting, taking place on Tuesday 4 October 2011 at 5:30pm.
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published its agenda consultation, seeking views on the strategic direction and the broad overall balance of the IASB's work plan.
The recent revisions to the Takeover Code take effect from Monday 19 September 2011.
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.
Hear from two Richard Lapthorne Chairman and Simon Ball NED & Deputy Chairman of Cable & Wireless Communications
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 Fund Manager Lunch Programme is one of our longest running and most praised series of events. It gives small & mid-sized company director’s direct access to leading fund managers over an informal lunch.
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.