LSE requires all those with securities admitted to trading on AIM to have a Legal Entity Identifier
The London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) requires all AIM companies with securities admitted to trading on AIM to have a Legal Entity Identifier (“LEI”) code. This is in order to ensure compliance with the obligations under Markets in Financial Instrument Directive (“MiFID II”) and Market Abuse Regulation, which require market operators, such as London Stock Exchange, to collate LEI codes for each issuer with securities admitted to trading.
AIM – SME Growth Market Application and consequences for Insider Lists under MAR
MiFID II will introduce a new designation of “SME Growth Market” that operators of qualifying markets can voluntarily apply for. London Stock Exchange, as operator of the largest market for small and medium sized growth companies in the EU, has applied to the FCA for AIM.