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Capital markets practice: news round-up

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • December 18 2012

Welcome to the latest in our series of regular alerts containing a round-up of news from our capital markets practice

Corporate governance: auditing standards: the FRC publishes revised standards to improve auditor communication and extend auditor reporting

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 22 2012

Following its recent consultation, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) has published (on 28 September 2012) revised International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland), effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1 October 2012

Corporate governance: UK equity markets and long-term decision making: Professor Kay publishes his final report

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 30 2012

Following his review of investment in the UK equity markets and its impact on the long-term performance and governance of UK quoted companies, Professor Kay published his final report on 23 July 2012

Corporate governance: the financial reporting council: new structure: enhanced role in the supervision of auditors and consultation on disciplinary schemes for accountants and auditors

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 30 2012

The new structure of the Financial Reporting Council

Capital markets practice: news round-up

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 21 2012

Welcome to the latest in our series of regular alerts containing a round-up of news from our capital markets practice

Executive remuneration: Government proposals for reform

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 28 2012

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Vince Cable, has recently announced the Government’s proposals for ensuring greater correlation between executive pay and performance in quoted companies

Corporate governance: the FRC reports on developments in the implementation of the UK Corporate Governance Code and the Stewardship Code

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 30 2012

On 14 December 2011, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) published its first report analysing the implementation of the UK Corporate Governance Code (‘the Code’), which was revised in 2010, and the Stewardship Code which was introduced in the same year

Financial reports: FRC guidance for directors on responding to increased country and currency risk

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 30 2012

In light of the current global economic situation, the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) published on 17 January 2012 an Update for Directors of Listed Companies to help directors respond to increased country and currency risk in their companies’ annual and half-yearly financial reports in the coming months

Prospectus Directive: implementation of outstanding amending provisions

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 30 2012

On 13 December 2011, the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) and the Treasury published a joint consultation paper setting out how the UK intends to implement the remaining provisions of the EU Directive amending the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (201073EU) (‘the Amending Directive’), due to be implemented in member states by 1 July 2012

FTSE UK Index Series: changes to minimum free float eligibility requirement effective 1 January 2012

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 30 2012

On 14 December 2011, the FTSE Group (‘FTSE’) announced that the Ground Rules of the UK Index Series would be revised with effect from 1 January 2012 to introduce a new minimum free float eligibility requirement of 25 for UK incorporated companies