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Standards & Guidance

Companies Act timetable published

The full implementation timetable for the UK's Companies Act 2006 was announced last month. The government also published a consultation paper on how the new regime can be implemented for existing companies and how the government proposes to deal with secondary legislation under the Act. More >>

Takeover directive looks set for failure

The EU’s takeover directive is failing to create favourable conditions for takeovers, with member states taking advantage of opt-outs and even granting companies extra powers to thwart bids, a European Commission report has concluded. More >>

European court rules against Volkswagen law

A major blow has been struck against golden shares as the European Court of Justice advocate general, Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo, advised that Germany’s Volkswagen law is illegal. More >>

Principles-based regulation will require investment

Firms regulated by the Financial Services Authority face a 9.5% increase in their fees in order to fund the watchdog’s move to principles-based regulation. More >>

AIC opposes cut in rules for offshore investment companies

The Association of Investment Companies has warned that the Financial Services Authority’s decision to allow offshore investment companies to bypass 120 pages of regulation risks a repeat of scandals like the split capital investment trust crisis. More >>

LSE introduces new governance standards for AIM

The London Stock Exchange has published a new rulebook for AIM’s nominated advisers as part of a series of measures to tighten up governance on the market for smaller companies. 

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The Takeover Panel criticises Rothschild

The Takeover Panel has taken the dramatic step of publicly criticising NM Rothschild, financial adviser to BT, for failing to ensure the telecoms company complied with two rules during its acquisition of PlusNet, the internet company. More >>

New allegations against Yukos founder

The Russian government has filed fresh charges against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, founder of defunct Russian oil giant Yukos.

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Briefs .....

The UK’s private equity industry is to develop a voluntary code to improve the transparency and disclosure of companies in which it invests. More >> 

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