Michael Morton

As a consequence of Brexit, we have seen growing interest in the ability for issuers to work cross-border

Samiul Siddique, head of Capital Markets at Avenir Registrars on setting up an ISIN, CREST enablement, issuances, coupon and dividend payments

The second half of 2020 was acknowledged as having seen an uptick in merger and acquisition activity; a trend forecast to continue

Keeping costs in check is always important. We maximise efficiency and value to customers by reducing CREST fees, using an Investor Portal and QR Codes

Introduction What a year that was - and for all the wrong reasons. Starting with optimism and hope for the Capital Markets, and with AIM being 25 years old, celebrations for this landmark achievement were in full swing.  However, that…

Back in October, we wrote about our support for those Irish companies who have found themselves forced into a CSD migration as a side-effect of Brexit. A key message when we’re talking to these issuers is that we don’t need…

The COVID pandemic has wrecked lives and livelihoods across the globe, but businesses have been obliged to function throughout the turmoil. Initial financial support from the government was quick to arrive and widely reported in the press, although arguably the…

For almost 30 years, shares and many other securities which are traded on the Euronext Dublin – formerly the Irish Stock Exchange – have been cleared and settled on London’s CREST system, operated by Euroclear UK & Ireland. That means,…

As financial markets and the wider economy emerge from the COVID-19 lock-down, will issuers be taking a different view when it comes to the price of maintaining their exchange listing? After all, looking at the slew of capital raises we’ve…

Many hope that a new entrepreneurial dynamism can be the saviour of the UK economy, having been laid low by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and as challenges loom following the UK’s exit from the EU. Certainly the UK…