The recommended reforms aim to make the UK’s listing regime more competitive while maintaining high standards of corporate governance, shareholder rights, and transparency.

By Chris Horton, James Inness, and Anna Ngo

A new independent review (the Review), led by Lord Hill, has been released that provides recommendations on how the UK can improve its listings regime. Published on 3 March 2021, the Review aims to impart recommendations that will improve the process of raising equity capital on the UK public markets, whilst also maintaining high standards of corporate governance, shareholder rights, and transparency.