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Quoted company directors have expressed their concern at being the subject of a possible takeover…
admin8 May, 2023
Public company annual reports have ballooned in size by 46% in just five years, weighed…
admin30 January, 2023
OPTIMISM over the UK economy has retreated to its lowest point since the start of…
admin14 November, 2022
Judith MacKenzie, Partner, Downing LLP, has taken over as Chair of the Quoted Companies Alliance.
admin20 October, 2022
On Thursday, 15 September 2022, the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) hosted their 30 Anniversary Dinner…
admin15 September, 2022
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) and Hardman & Co. have released a new report: " which highlights…
admin25 July, 2022
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) welcomes the recommendations contained in the recently released UK Secondary…
admin19 July, 2022
The Quoted Companies Alliance’s (QCA's) recent survey on the role and value of Non-Executive Directors…
admin13 June, 2022
After 12 years as CEO of the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), Tim Ward has informed…
admin18 May, 2022
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) has submitted its response to the HM Treasury’s Financial Services…
admin10 February, 2022
In collaboration with Peel Hunt, the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) have released their latest report: “The…
admin26 January, 2022
The QCA (Quoted Companies Alliance) and YouGov have completed their H2 Sentiment Survey of Small…
admin29 November, 2021
The Quoted Companies Alliance is delighted to announce that SulNOx Group PLC has joined the QCA…
admin4 November, 2021
Small and mid-caps hold unique potential to support UK economic growth, provided the Government and regulator address…
admin4 October, 2021
Over 250 members of the small and mid-sized quoted company community attended the Quoted Companies Alliance’s…
admin16 September, 2021
The QCA, in collaboration with Hardman & Co have released a new report “Good jobs…
admin9 August, 2021
The latest sentiments from small and mid-size quoted companies and returning to the office and…
admin16 June, 2021
Commissioned by the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) and Downing LLP and completed by Henley Business…
admin3 June, 2021
According to the latest QCA/Peel Hunt Mid and Small Cap Survey*, 65% of investors and…
admin8 March, 2021
Staffline is one of the UK’s leading recruitment and training providers. They are quoted on…
admin27 January, 2021
The QCA announces the appointment of three new directors following its Annual General Meeting yesterday.
admin29 October, 2020
YouGov survey of 500+ UK retail investors provides insight into how COVID and Woodford have…
admin23 September, 2020
The QCA welcomes the reports that the EU may exempt smaller quoted companies from the…
admin23 July, 2020
The QCA welcomes the announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP and…
admin25 June, 2020
The results of the latest QCA/YouGov Small & Mid-Cap Sentiment Index provide an insight into…
admin6 May, 2020
New YouGov survey of AIM companies investigates how their corporate governance has been impacted by…
admin26 November, 2019
The QCA announces the appointment of two new directors at its Annual General Meeting
admin17 October, 2019
Commissioned by the QCA and Downing LLP, the guide provides a model of four types of…
admin5 September, 2019
QCA & UHY Hacker Young release the Corporate Governance Behaviour Review 2018/19
admin3 December, 2018
From 28 September 2018, London Stock Exchange is requiring all companies on AIM to adopt…
admin27 September, 2018
London Stock Exchange sponsor QCA Annual Dinner with more than 320 members of the small…
admin21 September, 2018
Quoted companies are actively looking to appoint women to top positions to achieve a better…
admin8 March, 2018
Companies lose heart on UK economy but retain faith in their own prospects, finds QCA…
admin8 February, 2018
We welcome the Government’s announcement that the qualifying rules of Entrepreneurs’ Relief will be changed…
admin23 November, 2017
The QCA held its AGM on 3 October 2017. The membership ratified the appointment of 2 directors…
admin26 October, 2017
The QCA held its AGM on 3 October 2017. The membership ratified the appointment of 2 directors…
admin26 October, 2017
More than 320 members of the small and mid-size quoted company community attended the QCA's Anniversary…
admin26 October, 2017
The QCA welcomes the FCA's decision to continue to allow fund managers to receive small…
admin4 July, 2017
Almost all companies (99%) see corporate reputation as important to their business, whilst 68% feel…
admin27 June, 2017
The Quoted Companies Alliance (the QCA) is celebrating 25 years of advancing the interests of…
admin6 June, 2017
To help its members anticipate and mitigate these risks, the QCA has partnered with The…
admin25 May, 2017
Small and mid-cap fund managers believe the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market has developed to…
admin9 March, 2017
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small…
admin19 January, 2017
Ambitious companies should forge closer links with their investors by using plain language and clear…
admin6 December, 2016
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin7 November, 2016
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small…
admin6 October, 2016
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin8 September, 2016
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin13 July, 2016
Small and mid-size quoted companies are forecasting strong growth whatever the outcome of the EU…
admin14 April, 2016
The Quoted Companies Alliance welcomes the Government’s announcement that Capital Gains Tax Entrepreneurs’ Relief is…
admin16 March, 2016
Investors predict the outlook for small and mid-cap companies will be ‘mixed and volatile’ in…
admin1 March, 2016
In line with increased scrutiny from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), levels of corporate governance…
admin2 December, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin30 November, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin10 November, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin7 October, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin30 September, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin10 September, 2015
Only 41% of company advisers believe that Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) provide good value for money,…
admin21 July, 2015
Small and Mid-Sized Companies in the UK feel that the decisive outcome of the General…
admin6 July, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin21 May, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin18 May, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance has launched a campaign to remove – or at least reduce…
admin22 April, 2015
The average cost for a company to maintain a listing on the Alternative Investment Market…
admin30 March, 2015
Quoted Companies Alliance welcomes European Commission action to facilitate access to equity finance
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin18 February, 2015
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) and Baker Tilly Small and Mid-Cap Investors Survey 2015 interviewed…
admin4 February, 2015
Small and mid-size quoted companies continue to struggle with three major corporate governance disclosures, says…
admin11 December, 2014
In response to the Autumn Statement today, the Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation…
admin3 December, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin19 November, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin5 November, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin8 October, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin12 September, 2014
More than half (55%) of the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted companies have not planned…
admin3 September, 2014
The majority (57%) of UK small and mid-cap quoted companies believe that Scotland leaving the…
admin27 August, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin1 July, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin26 June, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin12 June, 2014
The latest results from the QCA/BDO Small & Mid-Cap Sentiment Index reveal that over half…
admin28 May, 2014
The majority (90%) of small and mid-cap quoted companies would like the UK to remain…
admin18 May, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin28 April, 2014
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin19 March, 2014
Small and mid-size quoted companies need to focus their governance reporting on what is important…
admin4 March, 2014
Confidence among small and mid-cap companies reached its highest level since September 2011 in January,…
admin24 February, 2014
Baker Tilly and the Quoted Companies Alliance have today launched their Small and Mid-Cap Investors…
admin17 January, 2014
Quoted Companies Alliance supports Autumn Statement plans to enhance public equity finance in the UK
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin5 December, 2013
Increased confidence in the economy could create thousands of new jobs among small and mid-cap…
admin25 November, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin2 October, 2013
Business confidence among small and mid-cap quoted companies has reached a two-year high, according to…
admin16 September, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin13 September, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin5 August, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin1 May, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin20 March, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin13 March, 2013
Small and mid-cap quoted companies’ confidence has improved but access to funding has deteriorated, according…
admin25 February, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin7 February, 2013
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin5 December, 2012
Small and mid-cap companies are stuck in a holding pattern that is preventing growth in…
admin5 November, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin11 October, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to…
admin13 September, 2012
The latest QCA/BDO Small & Mid-Cap Sentiment Index today reveals that confidence for the UK…
admin24 July, 2012
Together with Dragon Rouge, the Quoted Companies Alliance began work this year to evolve their…
admin27 June, 2012
Leading fund managers will discuss how growth businesses can best secure institutional investor support at…
admin18 June, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the needs of small to…
admin17 May, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-size quoted company…
admin1 May, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-size quoted company…
admin23 April, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-size quoted company…
admin22 March, 2012
The QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index today reveals that the Government appears to be…
admin28 February, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-sized quoted company…
admin17 January, 2012
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin29 November, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin5 October, 2011
More than half (60%) of small and mid-cap quoted companies say that the capital markets…
admin29 September, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body of the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted companies,…
admin16 September, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body of the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin22 July, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body of the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin18 July, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin24 May, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin18 May, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance, the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin17 May, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin29 March, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin24 March, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin16 March, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin24 February, 2011
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin21 December, 2010
Many senior executives believe that companies with an involvement in environmental markets will emerge as…
admin8 December, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK's small and mid-cap quoted…
admin3 November, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin14 October, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin6 October, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK's small and mid-cap quoted…
admin30 September, 2010
Small and mid-cap quoted company directors and their advisers gained valuable insight into the recent…
admin17 September, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the representative body for the UK’s small and mid-cap quoted…
admin9 July, 2010
Companies and institutional investors gained valuable insights at a pioneering event organised by The Quoted…
admin2 July, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance welcomes a number of the Chancellor’s announcements in the Budget. However,…
admin23 June, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance is very pleased to see that a number of its proposals…
admin18 June, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance is pleased to announce the publication of its latest guide in…
admin10 June, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance is holding an afternoon seminar for small and mid-cap quoted company…
admin8 June, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance is delighted with the Government‟s Budget announcement of plans to consult…
admin29 March, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance announces that its President, Lord Strathclyde, is stepping down after more…
admin15 January, 2010
The Quoted Companies Alliance has called on the Government to set up a working group…
admin21 December, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is pleased to see that its key recommendations have been accepted…
admin28 September, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance held its Annual Dinner on Wednesday 16 September 2009, sponsored by…
admin17 September, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is delighted to announce that the QCA’s 2009 Annual Dinner will…
admin3 August, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is very pleased to announce the release of its updated Share…
admin15 July, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is very pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Ward to…
admin1 July, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is extremely pleased to welcome the appointment of Marcus Stuttard as…
admin5 May, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is holding a number of events this Spring, throughout the regions,…
admin27 April, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance has now submitted its response to the review of the European…
admin18 March, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance is launching its latest guidance for directors, Audit Committee Guide for…
admin9 February, 2009
The Quoted Companies Alliance, has been campaigning for a number of changes to the Prospectus…
admin20 January, 2009