Listed Fund Services

Our services include (dependent upon the exchange):

• Preparing or assisting with the formal applications and vetting the prospectus to ensure compliance with the listing regulations
• Submitting the prospectus to the listing committee
• Submitting issuer / director / sponsor undertakings
• Vetting and submitting all further documents required under the listing regulation
• Acting at all times as the issuer’s principal channel of communication with the stock exchange, and maintaining close informational ties with the issuer
• Ensuring the issuer complies with its continued obligations under the relevant section of the listing regulations (depending on the nature of the security listed and the jurisdiction)
• Responding quickly on behalf of the issuer to all enquiries made by the stock exchange

• Input on required partners
• Co-ordination of listing process with corporate broker
• Input and review of listing documentation 
• Preparation of Financial Position and Prospects Procedures document
• Coordinating and making any relevant stock exchange announcements
• Arranging listing board meetings

Where required, we are able to provide listing sponsorship services on TISE. 

We will prepare the initial application documents including a wrapper / listing document, review the offering document or instruction to ensure compliance with the listing rules and the submission of the fund listing application.

We have significant experience in assisting with funds listings in key markets, including the Main Market and Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange, The International Stock Exchange, and Euronext. 

We have longstanding relationships with brokers who facilitate fund listings. 

Critically, our teams are expert in the stock exchange processes for listing, including the requirements for Financial Position and Prospects Procedures.

We provide a full suite of fund administration services throughout the fund lifecycle, before during and after listing. 

While our standard services include company secretarial, provision of directors and registered office, stock exchanges have specific continuing obligations and additional governance requirements that must be met. 

We have the relevant in-depth expertise to deliver on these requirements as well as ensuring the board has everything it needs to do its job correctly.

As well as providing registered office services, our clients benefit from the provision of corporate secretarial services by a team of professionally qualified staff. Our services include:

• Advising on company secretarial matters
• Producing and distributing notices and agendas of board meetings and committee meetings
• Attending scheduled and ad hoc board meetings as well as formal meetings of the various committees established by the board
• Typically, a listed fund would establish an audit and risk committee but may also consider establishing further committees such as management engagement committee, board nomination committee and remuneration and disclosure committee
• Preparing and circulating draft minutes and action points arising from board and committee meetings
• Providing board packs and document library through our electronic support system which allows directors to access current and historic documentation remotely
• Organising the company’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) and any Extraordinary General Meetings (“EGM”) and producing minutes

We understand the importance of corporate governance and provide a comprehensive service including:

• Where the company has resolved to join the Association of Investment Companies (“AIC”), assisting in compliance with the AIC Code of Corporate Governance or the code of corporate governance relevant to the chosen listing exchange
• Assisting with risk analysis and preparation of risk matrix, including Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (“AIFMD”) requirements if applicable
• Where relevant, assisting in ensuring compliance with MAR including the implementation of appropriate systems, controls and record keeping arrangements
• Maintaining insider lists in the required format and content ensuring that all persons with access to insider information are aware of their legal and regulatory obligations
• Advising directors and other relevant parties of closed dealing periods during which dealing by insiders is restricted
• Maintaining a record of dealings by directors and other relevant persons in accordance with the applicable corporate governance code and the fund’s own dealing policy
• Issuing announcements to the relevant stock exchange and, if necessary, regulatory organisations
• Keeping records of all announcements made to the relevant stock exchange

Our clients enjoy peace of mind as we ensure that the stringent statutory reporting requirements within the relevant jurisdictions are adhered to. 

This is provided by our knowledgeable teams as follows:

• Preparing and filing of the company’s annual validation, together with the annual filing fees
• Liaising with the relevant regulatory authorities concerning company secretarial affairs of the company, for example, the appointment and resignation of directors
• Preparing the appropriate statutory forms for filing with the relevant corporate registry
• Liaison with the registrar in connection with share register analysis and reporting

Our specialist funds teams stay on top of and constantly monitor all relevant regulation, so that your funds always remain compliant, and you can focus on your core business.

Our specialist fund accounting teams are not only experts in day-to-day accounting, fund reporting, net asset value calculations and the preparation of financial statements.

they also have an in-depth understanding of the additional disclosures and transparency that is required from stock exchange vehicles.