Friday 25 January 2008

UK: FSA review of the Listing Regime

The Financial Services Authority has published a consultation paper concerning proposed changes to the Listing Regime. According to the FSA:

"To continue the Listing Regime's contribution to the success of UK markets, the paper sets out a new structure for the regime in which securities subject to higher standards will be more clearly separated from directive minimum standards. It proposes re-labelling Primary Listing 'Tier One Listing' and Secondary Listing and GDRs 'Tier Two Listing'. Alternatively, it suggests reclassifying Secondary Listing and GDRs. The securities would continue to be admitted to trading and subject to appropriate EU directive based obligations, but they would not be 'Officially Listed' by the FSA".

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