| 1 | Financial services regulation: changing the guard This feature article summarises some of the main changes to the UK's financial services regulatory regime. | Articles | 27-Mar-2013 |
| 2 | The Italian Government's “golden share rules” This Law Firm Publication by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP provides an overview of Italy’s “golden share rules” which grant the Italian Government veto powers in relation to specific share capital transactions within stipulated industry sectors. The legislation, effective as of 16 March 2012, introduces a comprehensive investment control regime across the affected sectors. | Articles | 30-May-2012 |
| 3 | Amendments to DTRs The Financial Services Authority has published Handbook Notice 116, setting out various changes to the FSA Handbook. | Articles | 01-Mar-2012 |
| 4 | Financial Services Bill: new regime gets closer The Financial Services Bill was introduced to Parliament on 27 January 2012. While the basic framework of the Bill has not changed since consultation, some significant changes have been made to the government’s proposals following the pre-legislative scrutiny report by a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament, reports by the Treasury Select Committee and stakeholder feedback. | Articles | 01-Mar-2012 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabian CMA amends Listing Rules This Law Firm Publication by Herbert Smith focuses on the recent amendments made to the Listing Rules in Saudi Arabia, following a resolution published by the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority (CMA), as well as a brief overview of developments in neighbouring Dubai and Bahrain. The amendments introduce a number of changes aimed at enhancing the regulatory framework in relation to the Saudi Arabian Capital Markets. | Articles | 28-Feb-2012 |
| 6 | Takeovers: admissions condition wording The City of London Law Society has published a note on the wording used in takeover documents in respect of the condition that consideration shares are admitted to listing. | Articles | 26-May-2011 |
| 7 | The standard listing regime: a third way? An analysis of the advantages for UK and overseas companies of a standard listing, compared to a premium listing or an AIM quotation. | Articles | 26-Jan-2011 |
| 8 | Recent trends in secondary equity offerings This article analyses key issues in recent secondary equity offerings, in particular current underwriting issues, alternative structures, use of secondary issues to fund acquisitions, pre-marketing, other key current issues and European legal changes. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Capital Markets. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/capitalmarketshandbook. | Articles | 01-Jan-2011 |
| 9 | The Dodd-Frank Act: the UK perspective In July 2010, a comprehensive package of financial reform legislation was enacted in the US, known as the Dodd-Frank Act. This will affect banks and other financial institutions with significant US operations, and also those non-US companies whose securities are listed on a US stock exchange. However, the effects on non-US companies are much broader than that, extending to UK companies without significant financial services operations or a US listing. | Articles | 02-Sep-2010 |
| 10 | US Dodd-Frank Act: issues for UK corporate lawyers A summary of some of the key aspects of the US Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 which may affect UK corporate lawyers. | Articles | 12-Aug-2010 |
| 11 | Short selling disclosure The Committee of European Securities Regulators has published a report containing technical details of its proposed model for a pan-European short selling disclosure regime. | Articles | 30-Jun-2010 |
| 12 | Short selling: consultation The European Commission is consulting on the options being considered for a forthcoming legislative proposal dealing with potential risks of short selling and credit default swaps. | Articles | 30-Jun-2010 |
| 13 | Exiting the US markets: more workable rules An outline of the rules for exiting US markets and an examination of the extent to which foreign private issuers have taken advantage of them.This article is part of the PLC US Special Report, which was published to mark the launch of PLC's first US services. | Articles | 11-Nov-2008 |
| 14 | Corporate hybrid securities: Rexam makes the first move The tightening of conditions in the credit markets that dominated the second half of 2007 overshadowed other developments in corporate fundraising, including the launch by Rexam PLC (Rexam), the FTSE 100 consumer packaging company, of the UK's first direct issue of corporate hybrid securities. | Articles | 20-Feb-2008 |
| 15 | Block trade purchase agreement This model agreement provides for an acquisition of shares by way of a block trade by a manager acting as principal. It assumes that the issuer is a company incorporated in England and Wales and listed on the London Stock Exchange. For the related feature article on block trades, see feature article "Block trades: an introduction", www.practicallaw.com/8-202-2671. | Articles | 20-Apr-2006 |
| 16 | Block trades: an introduction A consideration of some of the issues that can arise when executing block trades. | Articles | 20-Apr-2006 |
| 17 | Regional stock exchanges: Setting up shop Up until 20 years ago, there were regional stock exchanges across the UK, but by 1973 all of them had merged with the London Stock Exchange. Recently, however, there have been calls for more devolution in the sector, to encourage economic development in the regions, leading to initiatives such as the proposed establishment of a stock exchange in Birmingham. | Articles | 25-Sep-2003 |
| 18 | Key EU financial services dates A timetable of the key legislative and regulatory developments for EU financial services. Available only in PDF format. | Articles | 30-Jun-2003 |
| 19 | Mis-selling claims: Dealing with the fall-out The Financial Services Authority, the Financial Services Ombudsman Service, consumer groups such as the Consumers' Association and the media are increasingly focusing their attention on the mis-selling of financial products. The key for businesses at risk of a complaint is to assess and understand the problem at an early stage and then to forge a strategy to address the various aspects of the problem. | Articles | 23-May-2003 |
| 20 | Huntingdon Life Sciences: Protecting your business Huntingdon Life Sciences plc, the contract research organisation, has been the target of extremist animal rights activists for many years, some of whose stated aim is to close the company down. And it is not alone in facing threats. This article analyses Huntingdon's strategies and considers how other companies can learn from the experience. | Articles | 16-Aug-2002 |
| 21 | Company size and SEC registration Sandra Folsom Kinsey explains how non-US companies can avoid triggering an unintended obligation to register with the SEC. | Articles | 01-May-2002 |
| 22 | A quick guide to the stock markets A comparative study of the listing regimes of five of the main stock exchanges in Europe and the US. | Articles | 01-Apr-2001 |
| 23 | Making a retail securities offering in Europe A comparison of the potential routes open to an issuer contemplating a pan-European retail offering: full domestic registration in each target jurisdiction, limited private placements in the target jurisdictions and making a public offering in one base jurisdiction and using the rules on mutual recognition. | Articles | 01-Aug-2000 |
| 24 | European exchanges agree to merge The French, Dutch and Belgian stock exchanges have agreed to merge their markets to create a new European bourse called Euronext. | Articles: other | 02-May-2000 |
| 25 | CISCO: The voice of smaller quoted companies CISCO is the body that is dedicated solely to the representation of smaller quoted companies outside the FT-SE 350. This article looks at the role of this organisation. | Articles | 01-Nov-1998 |
| 26 | The Swiss Exchange: A sound choice for secondary listings The last two years have seen a wave of new listings and IPOs on the new Swiss Exchange. This article provides a detailed guide for foreign companies on listing shares in Switzerland. | Articles | 01-Oct-1998 |
| 27 | Moving to the Official List: AIM as a stepping stone? The reasons why a company might move to the Official List from AIM and the procedure for doing so. | Articles | 01-Mar-1998 |
| 28 | Secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange A continuation of our series on listing on the worlds major markets. This is a guide on how to list on the London Stock Exchange. This article looks at the different markets available for companies to list; the conditions for listings, preparation and publication of listing particulars; exemptions from listing particulars; methods of listing and the continuing obligations. | Articles | 01-Dec-1997 |
| 29 | C shares and S shares: A different class of share In the 1990s the issue of "C" shares has become the normal way for the existing investment trusts to raise new money. In January 1995, MCIT plc was the first investment trust to issue a refinement of this, called "S" shares; and MCIT has since been followed by at least two other investment trusts. More recently, a hybrid of C shares and S shares has appeared. This article looks at the reason why investment trusts issue C shares and S shares and considers how in the future they could also be issued by other UK companies. | Articles | 01-Nov-1997 |
| 30 | Listing in the Netherlands: Accessing the oldest stock ... An article detailing the process a company will have to go through before obtaining a listing on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange including; getting listed, prospectus requirements, market regulation, exemptions, financial institutions, cost, post-listing requirements, EU directives and harmonisation, insider trading, trading, settlement and delivery. | Articles | 01-Jun-1997 |
| 31 | Listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange A detailed guide for foreign companies wishing to obtain a listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange including reasons for listing, the Exchanges and their organisation, obtaining a listing, listing particulars, costs, post-listing obligations, insider dealing and market regulation. | Articles | 01-May-1997 |
| 32 | Listing on the Deutsche Börse Guidelines to listing in Germany, including a listing on the most important stock exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. | Articles | 01-Dec-1996 |
| 33 | EASDAQ: A truly European exchange? A report on the launch of EASDAQ and a comparison between NASDAQ, EASDAQ, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and the Nouveau Marché. | Articles | 01-Oct-1996 |
| 34 | French listings: A second home on the Paris Bourse The first article in the listing series is an introduction to obtaining a secondary listing in France, including a summary of the different methods of listing and the various regulatory bodies. It also includes a summary of EU directives on listing. | Articles | 01-Sep-1996 |
| 35 | International listings: Access to new markets The benefits and disadvantages of seeking a secondary listing in another country, looking at the EC neutral recognition directives and summarising the requirements in a number of international exchanges. | Articles | 01-May-1996 |
| 36 | Preference shares: Conversion, redemption and class rights The second of two articles examines conversion, redemption and class rights. | Articles | 01-Nov-1995 |
| 37 | Preference shares: In a class of their own The nature of preference shares, how they are created and the rights that can be attached to them. | Articles | 01-Oct-1995 |
| 38 | Northern Electric rewards shareholders Northern Electric's package of shareholder benefits following the unsuccessful Trafalgar House bid. | Articles | 01-Sep-1995 |
| 39 | Blockbuster's bid for Cityvision: How US shares were offered ... Offering US shares to UK and US shareholders. | Articles | 01-May-1992 |
| 40 | Auction Market Preference Shares UK companies have recently begun to use preference share issues to raise funds flexibly and cheaply in the US. This article discusses the commercial and tax factors which have encouraged the development of the shares. | Articles | 01-Jan-1991 |