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No Stamp Tax, Yes Stamp Tax 
LSE chief Furse says stamp duty on share transactions will come to an end Telegraph Aids to Brown deny any plan to end stamp duty 17.05.07 Financial Times, UK Listing Rules, UK Tax
SEC Chief Says AIM Is Casino SEC Commissioner Roel Campos points to high failure rate of AIM, says it is 'casino', questions value of 'ringfencing' of LSE regulation in event of Nasdaq takeover 09.03.07 Times, Capital Markets
Audit Law Threatens City Eighth Company Law Directive on Statutory Audit will take City from principle-based regulation to codified, detailed rules, threatens the success of the City in attracting business from US, weighed down with Sarbanes-Oxley 18.01.07 Telegraph, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Sarbanes Oxley, UK Listing Rules, US Corporate Governance
LSE Plans Tougher Rules for AIM Stock Exchange plans new rules to ease disciplinary proceedings for brokers bringing unsuitable companies to AIM, the Alternative Investment Market 02.01.07 Times, Capital Markets
London Is Capital of Capital Sarbanes Oxley compliance is putting business off listing in the US, London Stock Exchange over took NYSE in amount of capital raised in past year 13.12.06 Times, Capital Markets, Sarbanes Oxley, US Corporate Governance
Nasdaq Goes Hostile for LSE US exchange has launched a hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange, offering £2.7b, the sum already rejected as too little by LSE board, deadline for shareholder acceptance 11 January 12.12.06 BBC, Capital Markets
Firms Fear Nasdaq Will Bring US Rules Companies listed on AIM fear a Nasdaq takeover of London Stock Exchange will lead to introduction of US regulation, Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) due to meet Nasdaq management 04.12.06 Guardian, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, UK Listing Rules
Call to Probe Nasdaq's LSE Bid London Mayor Ken Livingstone has called on the OFT to investigate competition implications of Nasdaq bid for LSE, few choices for international listings, two exchanges in direct competition for smaller businesses, fear over extra-territorial regulation through SEC 30.11.06 Telegraph, Capital Markets, Competition Law
Nasdaq Pounces for LSE US stock exchange Nasdaq has bid £3b for LSE, minimum price under Takeover Panel rules, plans rights issue to finance all-cash deal Times Concern that US listing rules will creep in through back door Telegraph Gig Monday - mergers and acquisitions never bigger as deals worth $90b announced 21.11.06 Reuters, Capital Markets
UK Listing Rules Falling Behind Andrew Large says UK listing rules banning single-strategy hedge funds are 'anachronistic', speaking as London hedge fund manager Marshall Wace follows Boussard & Gavaudan to list mega-funds in Amsterdam 14.11.06 Times, Capital Markets, Hedge Fund Regulation, UK Listing Rules
