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QCA in the News
ICAP in talks to buy Plus Markets' exchange business
17th May 2012
Finextra writes on the closure of PLUS markets and a potential buyer, noting our campaign for the UK Government to review whether primary equity markets are fit for purpose.
City Diary: Dream on, Darling
4th May 2012
Anna White of the Daily Telegraph writes about Brian Winterflood's speech at the Quoted Companies Alliance Founders Reception on the 2 May in the City Diary.
The Change From Within
1st May 2012
Sarah Perrin of Accountancy magazine writes on the overhaul of the Financial Reporting Council and gauges the reaction from the business community. Tim Ward, Quoted Companies Alliance CEO, comments on the changes and what they will mean for small and mid-cap quoted companies.
Alliance guide helps companies manage executive pay policy
23rd April 2012
Millie Dyson of myintroducer.com writes about the latest Quoted Companies Alliance guide - Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies.
How to invest: shareholder rights
12th April 2012
Shares magazine writes on shareholder rights and corporate governance on AIM, mentioning the Quoted Companies Alliance's Corporate Governance Guidelines for Smaller Quoted Companies.
Small Wonder
19th March 2012
Rodrigo Amaral of Fund Strategy writes on small and mid-size quoted companies outperforming larger stocks, referencing the February 2012 issue of the QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index.
Advisers less optimistic than firms
6th March 2012
James Hurley of the Daily Telegraph reports on the difference in business and economic confidence levels between advisers and small and mid-cap companies in the second QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index.
Cyclical stocks prompt strong bounceback
2nd March 2012
Charles Batchelor of the Financial Times reports on the mid-cap companies and current market environment, with Quoted Companies Alliance CEO Tim Ward commenting on non-bank lending and spreading this financing option to mid-cap companies.
Who owns UK shares?
1st March 2012
Ben Griffiths, City News Editor of The Daily Mail, writes in CFO World's Thoughts from the City blog about the recent decline of shares in UK quoted companies being held by individuals, mentioning the findings of the second QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index.
City Diary
29th February 2012
Martin Waller of The Times writes in the City Diary column about the small and mid-cap quoted companies' confidence about their own business prospects as highlighted in the second QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index.
5 reasons to join the QCA
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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