Since its formation in 2021, the UK Equity Markets Association (UKEMA) has established a strong policy voice, contributing to significant consultations and reviews and building relationships with key officials in HM Treasury (HMT) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The UKEMA responds regularly to consultations issued by the FCA, HM Treasury and other UK Government departments, including:
- Primary Market’s Effectiveness Review: CP23/10 (FCA: June 2023)
- Accelerated Settlement Taskforce (HMT: June 2023)
- Investment Research Review (HMT: May 2023)
- Short Selling Regulation Review (HMT: March 2023)
- Improving Secondary Markets (FCA: September 2022)
- Primary Markets Effectiveness Review (FCA: August 2022)
- Secondary Capital Raising Review (HMT: November 2021)
- Wholesale Markets Review (HMT: September 2021)
- Primary Markets Effectiveness Review (FCA: September 2021)
- Prospectus Regime Review (HMT: September 2021)
- Audit and Corporate Governance Review (BEIS: July 2021)
- Changes to UK MIFID’s conduct and organisational requirements (FCA: June 2021)
Since its formation in 2021, the UK Equity Markets Association (UKEMA) has established a strong policy voice, contributing to significant consultations and reviews and building relationships with key officials in HM Treasury (HMT) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
In recent months, the UKEMA has provided formal responses to six consultations issued by the FCA, HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS):
- Improving Secondary Markets (FCA: September 2022)
- Primary Markets Effectiveness Review (FCA: August 2022)
- Secondary Capital Raising Review (HMT: November 2021)
- Wholesale Markets Review (HMT: September 2021)
- Primary Markets Effectiveness Review (FCA: September 2021)
- Prospectus Regime Review (HMT: September 2021)
- Audit and Corporate Governance Review (BEIS: July 2021)
- Changes to UK MIFID’s conduct and organisational requirements (FCA: June 2021)