Reporting UK considers JOBS Act-style measures to lure tech IPOs Aug 30, 2012 By Adam Brown 2 min read The UK government is considering measures to allow technology companies to float as little as 10 percent of their company in... Read more
Reporting UBS joins Citigroup in protest against NASDAQ’s Facebook settlement Aug 23, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read UBS has joined Citigroup and others in protests against NASDAQ’s proposed $62 mn settlement for investors who lost money due to... Read more
Reporting Calpers strategy could avoid IPOs with dual class share structures Aug 20, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Calpers, the largest pension fund in the US, is considering a series of corporate governance standards including avoiding IPOs... Read more
Reporting Facebook drops to record low as first of six lockup periods expires Aug 16, 2012 By Adam Brown 2 min read Facebook shares dropped to their lowest level ever as the first of six lockup periods expired, allowing some early investors to... Read more
Reporting Maple Group completes takeover of TMX Group Aug 12, 2012 By Tim Human 3 min read The takeover of TMX Group by a consortium of banks and pension funds has finally received shareholder support, opening the way for... Read more
Reporting UK research service PSQ Analytics relaunches Aug 09, 2012 By Tim Human 2 min read PSQ Analytics, a research service created to boost the profile of smaller UK companies, has relaunched. The service was originally... Read more
Reporting Manchester United’s IPO limps to the goal line Aug 09, 2012 By Neil Stewart 3 min read A slashed IPO price and sluggish trading. But nothing dampens the spirit of NYSE Euronext when an IPO comes to town, especially... Read more
Reporting London Stock Exchange may emerge as winner of Olympic Games Aug 07, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read As the pole vaulters, wrestlers and soccer players celebrate victories and recover from defeat at the Olympic and Paralympic Games... Read more
Reporting Giving guidance improves stock returns, study finds Aug 06, 2012 By Erik Sherman 2 min read A new study suggests that offering earnings guidance might be one of the best tools to increase the market value of a company... Read more
Reporting Busy week in IPOs expected, led by Manchester United, after slow July in US Aug 05, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read While the dollar value of IPO activity fell by more than half in July, this week could be the biggest for IPOs since Facebook went... Read more