Useful Links
Below are a series of links to other websites that are relevant to and provide useful information for the small and mid-cap quoted sector.
Please note the QCA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Organisations
A pan-European organisation representing the majority of publicly quoted companies in Europe. Includes news briefings on regulatory updates throughout the EU.
Association of British Insurers
Financial services trade association, representing the interests of the UK’s insurance industry. Provides publications for both shareholders and issuers.
Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS)
Association of firms who deal in stocks and shares for private investors.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Professional body of accountants. Provides information about governance, auditing, financial reporting and tax, including:
- Appraising Your Auditors - A guide to the assessment and appointment of auditors
Non-Executives Directors Association
Group representing the interests of NEDs. Produces useful information for NEDs, available for purchase, including:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Professional accountancy body. Provides in-depth information about financial reporting, corporate governance, corporate responsibility, tax, regulations and auditing, including:
- Guidance for Audit Committees
- Implementing Turnbull - A Boardroom Briefing
- The Financial Reporting Faculty
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
Professional body for company secretaries and authority on corporate governance issues. Provides detailed public guidance on governance, including:
Institutions and Government
UK central bank, working to ensure monetary and financial stability.
Executive branch of the European Union
The UK’s economics and finance ministry – responsible for forming and implementing financial and economic policy.
Responsible for collecting and administering taxes in the UK.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
Government department covering company law, trade, business growth, employment law, regional economic development and consumer law.
Regulators
United Kingdom Listing Authority (UKLA)
FSA-based competent listing authority. Provides information on the UK's Listing Rules.
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Independent body that regulates the UK's financial industry. Provides an online library of all documents published, including:
Markets
Creates and manages equity, bond, alternative asset class indices.
Operates equity markets in the UK, including:
Also has useful information on:
Operates equity markets for small and mid cap companies, including PLUS-quoted (exchange regulated market) and PLUS-listed (EU regulated market.
Operates equity markets throughout the world, most notably Euronext (in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Lisbon) and NYSE (New York Stock Exchange).