The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) [1] is the membership organisation that champions the interests of small and mid-size quoted companies in the United Kingdom. The company is not-for-profit. The QCA campaigns on a wide variety of issues and organises surveys and events to inform its membership about making the most of public markets. The organisation has around 300 members of which nearly 200 are quoted companies.
The QCA operates 7 Expert Groups, made up largely of representatives from advisory member firms, that provide pro-bono work on behalf of its members. The expert groups are Primary Markets, Secondary Markets, Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Legal, Tax and Share Schemes.
QCA's CEO is James Ashton.
The organisation was founded in 1992 and until 2000 was called the City Group for Smaller Companies.[1]
The QCA Corporate Governance Code
editThe QCA publishes a corporate governance code, the QCA Corporate Governance Code, which is adopted by the vast majority (89%) of companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in the UK.[2]
References
edit- ^ Chris A. Mallin (2007). Corporate Governance. Oxford University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-19-928900-4.
- ^ "Which corporate governance codes do AIM companies apply? | the Quoted Companies Alliance".