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…
In 2014, we established Avenir Registrars with the intention of bringing something new to the world of securities registries. Looking around the industry back then, it quickly became evident that the vast majority of providers were still operating in a…
The first Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) was implemented in 2007 with the aim of encouraging better engagement with shareholders. However, the financial crisis of 2008 evidently made it clear that the ambitions of the directive had failed, with the European…
The current economic climate has resulted in a growing number of companies seeking fresh capital, either simply to survive or otherwise in a bid to make the most of the distressed market conditions. This has re-ignited the debate about shareholder…
Remote working really is Business As Usual at Avenir Registrars A lot has changed over the last month, as governments, businesses, families and individuals rework how they operate on a day-to-day basis as we all do our bit in an…
Recent developments in the mini-bond issuance arena have caused significant concerns which many consider will be the start of a major rethink on security promotion going forward. The FCA has imposed temporary product intervention powers to address perceived risks primarily…
Dematerialisation, it’s not the method by which crew members transport to planets in Star Trek films so much as an aspect of security ownership that is set to become even more critically important. In the UK, a minority of holders…
At Avenir, we see ourselves as a next generation registrar for issuers of debt and equity securities. Founded in 2014, we have now facilitated over 200 individual issuances using our proprietary technology, which was developed from the ground up. Our…
