Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
UKLA Listing Rules — See Listing Rules Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
Listing Rules — Also known as the Yellow Book. The rules of the stock exchange to which companies must adhere in order to obtain and keep a listing ( official listing). Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary The Listing Rules of the UKLA. London Stock … Financial and business terms
FSMA overview — Introduction Implementation of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) completed the vesting of supervisory responsibilities in the regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), and rationalised and substantially replaced the… … Law dictionary
Financial Services Authority — The Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) is an independent non governmental body, quasi judicial body and a company limited by guarantee that regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its main office is based in Canary… … Wikipedia
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Combined code — The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (from here on referred to as the code ) is a set of principles of good corporate governance and provides a code of best practice aimed at companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is overseen by… … Wikipedia
prospectus — A document that describes the details and financial support for a new bond or stock issue offering. A prospectus is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. American Banker Glossary Formal written document to sell securities that… … Financial and business terms
Greenbury Report — The Greenbury Report released in 1995 was a UK government report on corporate governance. It followed in the tradition of the Cadbury Report and addressed a growing concern about the level of director remuneration. The modern result of the report … Wikipedia
Hampel Report — The Hampel Report (Committee on Corporate Governance) in 1998 was designed to be a revision of the corporate governance system in the UK. The remit of the committee was to review the Code laid down by the Cadbury Report (now found in the Combined … Wikipedia
Review of the role and effectiveness of non-executive directors — (or the Higgs review ) was a report chaired by Derek Higgs on corporate governance commissioned by the UK government, published on 20 January 2003. It reviewed of the role and effectiveness of non executive directors and of the audit committee,… … Wikipedia
