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  • FSA meets fund managers to discuss market timing concerns

    United Kingdom 16.12.2003
    Last Wednesday, the FSA met with senior managers of 25 major OEIC and Unit Trust mangers and expressed concerns that UK fund managers may have been managing funds in a manner that has enabled market professionals...
  • Treasury shares: an update

    United Kingdom 05.12.2003
    Before the Companies (Acquisition of Own Shares) (Treasury Shares) Regulations 2003 came into force on 1 December 2003 various modifications were made to the proposals we reported in our Law-Now dated...
  • Shareholder approval now required to de-list from AIM

    United Kingdom 03.12.2003
    On 1 December the London Stock Exchange (LSE) amended Rule 39 of the AIM Rules to require a company which is seeking to cancel its AIM listing to obtain the consent of its shareholders at an EGM. Until...
  • Proposed changes to the Listing Regime

    United Kingdom 10.10.2003
    On 8 October the Financial Services Authority ("FSA") published a consultation paper which is the latest step in its programme to review the listing regime in the UK, particularly in the light of the forthcoming...
  • Cash box placings

    United Kingdom 08.10.2003
    The use by listed companies of accelerated book-built placing structures using an offshore special purpose vehicle, often referred to as "cash box placings", has become more commonplace in recent years....
  • Changes to the Listing Rules and the Model Code

    United Kingdom 08.10.2003
    The FSA has announced changes to certain Listing Rules applicable to listed investment companies only, as well as a significant change to the Model Code on Directors' Dealings which will affect all listed...
  • Latest developments in CREST

    United Kingdom 07.10.2003
    In recent newsletters, CRESTCo has provided an update of various developments relevant to issuers and market participants. Progress of dematerialisation According to CREST, "the vast bulk of holdings and...
  • Practical Points for Insolvency Practitioners

    United Kingdom 06.10.2003
    In parts 3 and 4 of this series we concentrated on what the corporate insolvency provisions in the Enterprise Act 2002 mean for secured creditors. This final part of the mini-series gathers together some...
  • Insolvency Reform: Enterprise Act mini-series - fifth instalment

    United Kingdom 06.10.2003
    The final part of our mini-series looks at some practical points for insolvency practitioners arising out of the new administration regime. To access this, please click here. We hope that you have found...
  • Insolvency Reform - Enterprise Act mini-series - fourth instalment

    United Kingdom 29.09.2003
    In part three of our mini-series we looked at the secured lender's choice between administrative receivership and administration now that the insolvency reforms in the Enterprise Act 2002 are in force....