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US companies are joining Aim in ever greater numbers – and provoking some heated debate. "Quoted Business" talks to Aim’s Richard Webster-Smith about the US influx.

European Union (EU) proposals for changes to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading rules are underway. The final rules are not yet agreed, but we set out a summary of the proposals below.

After transferring £700,000 to a sophisticated fraud scheme, a Barclays Bank customer sought reimbursement from her bank, raising concerns about their duty of care. This article breaks down the Supreme...

In this briefing, we take a look at the basics of "Reverse Yankees" – offshore debt issuances by US issuers in a currency other than US dollars – when and why they might be an attractive...

EU policymakers have long been concerned that a wide range of "bank like" activity is undertaken by regulated financial institutions, mostly by MiFID Investment Firms, which are subject to differing prudential capital requirements and oversight.

On 23 January 2025, the FCA published its updated analysis of risks of money laundering through the capital markets (MLTM). This was followed shortly afterwards by a 'Dear CEO letter' to wholesale broker firms in which the FCA expresses the view that (despite improvements since 2019) some firms are not yet compliant in this area

In this GT Alert, we provide an overview of how the amount of regulatory capital that a UK bank is required to hold is quantified and whether there is a case for reconsidering the current approach.

On 10 November 2025, the Bank of England (BoE) published a consultation paper setting out its proposed regulatory framework for systemic stablecoins.

The EU and UK prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market.

On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler...

2016 was a somewhat muted year for the world's capital markets and this story was mirrored across ASEAN.

Headline leverage, such as “we’re lending at 4.5x” gets the attention. But that number is only relevant once you know how it’s calculated. Financial covenants are the financial tests a borrower must keep passing during the life of a loan, and the definitions behind them decide whether they protect lenders or squeeze borrowers.

The Financial List has allowed the claim of certain ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of loan notes to continue against the issuer of the notes, where the UBOs are seeking a declaration...

The court emphasised the narrow scope of earlier cases where obligations were suspended due to unlawfulness, and granted the lender an order for possession against a property mortgaged by a designated borrower.

The implementation costs of the European Union’s Market in Financial Instruments Directive (2004/39/EC) ("MiFID") have been to estimated to have run into several hundred of millions of £s in the UK alone.

In light of the significant business downturn occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, we anticipate that the meaning and effect of ‘Material Adverse Change' or ‘MAC' clauses will be of critical potential importance to all businesses ...

The FSA plans to introduce a new two-tier listing regime from 6 April 2010 for companies wishing to list in London.

On 8th July 2009 the HM Treasury (“UK Treasury”) published its long-awaited White Paper titled “Reforming Financial Markets” (the “White Paper”).