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Briefs
New 'Are You Ready?' guide published
1st July 2010
We have recently published a new guide in our series entitled Are You Ready? A Brief Guide for a Company Aspiring to Go Public.
Updating the QCA Corporate Governance Guidelines
1st July 2010
We are currently updating our flagship guidance booklet - Corporate Governance Guidelines for AIM Companies (February 2007) and are accepting pre-orders now.
New corporate reporting prize for FTSE Small Cap and AIM companies
1st July 2010
The ICSA/Hermes Transparency in Governance Awards have a new category this year - the best overall report for FTSE small cap and AIM quoted companies, as a result of a suggestion from the QCA’s Corporate Governance Committee - and they are accepting annual reports for consideration.
The first signs of the upcoming MiFID Review
1st May 2010
MiFID (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) is up for review by the European Commission this year and in the run up to it the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has issued three consultation papers on technical advice to provide to the Commission before the official review begins.
AIM companies needed to participate in survey on IFRS
1st May 2010
The University of Liverpool is currently conducting a study, which investigates the potential implications of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on companies quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
NIC changes to weigh on UK businesses
1st May 2010
Following what looks likely to be Alistair Darling’s final Budget, some commentators have suggested that a proposed 1% hike in National Insurance will have a muted impact on business, given that much of the cost is passed on to employees.
Taking AIM 2010
1st May 2010
Baker Tilly and Faegre & Benson have recently published their annual survey on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which finds that despite its lack of listings in 2009 AIM showed its resilience throughout.
QCA responds to ICSA Higgs Guidance Review
1st May 2010
The QCA submitted its response in April to the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators’s (ICSA) consultation on revising the Higgs Guidance.
FSA reports on progress with reforming rights issue process
1st May 2010
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a report for HM Treasury that outlines what it has done to implement the November 2008 recommendations for reforming rights issues from the Right Issues Review Group (RIRG).
FAQs on the Listing Regimes changes
1st May 2010
The FSA has published FAQs on the revised Listing Regime, which introduces an EU minimum Directive listing option (known as a ‘Standard Listing’. These changes came into effect on 6 April 2010.
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Events
Conference 2012 - Engineering Growth For Small & Mid-Cap Companies
Join us at our inaugural one-day conference for the 'engines of growth' - the small and mid-cap quoted company community. Company directors, advisors and investors - come together, network with peers, share experiences, hear from policymakers and key market players, and influence the debate about how this important sector can help drive economic recovery in the UK.
Considering and Communicating Executive Pay
With the executive remuneration debate heating up, we are holding a roundtable event for company directors to discuss the key issues you need to consider in setting and communicating pay and to launch our new Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies.
Market Maker Event 2012
Just how do market makers operate and how do they set the price? Ever wanted to meet the people who make a market in your stocks? Come along to a QCA Market Maker Event to find out.
Guides
Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies (February 2012) - Downloadable PDF
This guide aims to provide practical guidance to smaller quoted companies on how to develop a bespoke, appropriate approach to remuneration. The guide covers the objectives of the remuneration committee, factors to consider in setting remuneration policy, communicating with shareholders, and remuneration committee membership, organisation and functions. This is a downloadable PDF.
Newsround
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