13 December 2021
BEIS White Paper on Audit Reform: will directors take on more personal liability?
In Part 1 of our two-part series on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's (BEIS) White Paper on audit and corporate governance reform (Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance), we focussed on whether the proposals regarding corporate governance are likely to make the UK a more or less attractive destination for investors.
3 December 2021
The end of Standard Listings?
Yesterday the FCA announced new rules, the majority of which come into force today (3 December 2021), which are intended to prevent smaller companies obtaining admissions to the Standard Segment of the Official List.
29 November 2021
FCA Crackdown on Fundraising Exemptions
In its Perimeter Report for 2020/21 the FCA has raised concerns that unauthorised persons are increasingly using, or purporting to use, exemptions from the Financial Promotions Order (FPO) to sell high risk investments and potential scams to ordinary consumers without their rules applying.
19 November 2021
The new cookie conundrum
Potential reforms to UK data privacy laws will change the way that cookies work on websites - businesses need to prepare now.
8 November 2021
AQSE To Change SPAC Rules
AQSE is consulting the market about some changes to its rules relating to SPAC admissions.
Currently SPACs are eligible for admission to the Access segment of the AQSE growth market, as long as they have a minimum capitalisation of £700,000 and a free float of 10%. AQSE is concerned that this can result in a disorderly market and excessive volatility because a lack of liquidity arising from low market capitalisation and limited shareholder numbers.