At a time where investors are not only seeking reliable returns from established companies as well as placing a greater focus on superior returns from the stars of the future, Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) is looking to bridge the gap with its modern exchange that is suitable for a business era that is conducive to more disruptive companies than ever before.
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Aquis hopes to raise £100m for growth companies this year. Newcomer stock exchange for growth businesses has raised £70m so far in 2021 with 50 companies queuing up to list.
Source: Growth Business |Timothy Adler
7 July 2021
Aquis, the new stock exchange for SMEs to raise money through investors, hopes to raise £100m worth of finance for growth businesses this year.
European equities exchange Aquis Exchange has reshuffled its leadership team to reflect its new structure post-Brexit.
Under the changes, chief financial and operations officer at Aquis Exchange, Jonathan Clelland, will now be based in Paris and has been appointed chief executive officer of Aquis Exchange Europe in addition to his other roles.
He replaces current Aquis Europe chief and head of sales, Graham Dick, who is retiring after seven years at the company.
AJ Bell announced this morning it has added the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) to its platform. The FTSE 250 investment platform firm said the decision would enable its customers to have a greater choice over their investment portfolios.
Daily Mail, 31.03.2021
Aquis has announced its first-ever profit as it battles the London Stock Exchange to become the home of high-growth companies.
Alasdair Haynes, founder and chief executive of the challenger exchange, said pulling in the £470,395 profit for 2020 was ‘like seeing your child going to university and getting a first-class degree’.
Aquis, which floated on the stock market itself in 2018, is aiming to build an operation which makes it easier for small growth companies to list while providing more transparency for investors.
By ALASDAIR HAYNES FOR THIS IS MONEY
Ever since the UK Government started its negotiations with the EU on financial services back in 2016, as chief executive of a pan-European exchange services group, I never felt entirely comfortable that our negotiators had the best interests of the City of London at heart.
Exclusive: Trading in AQSE shares could soon feature on IG, AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown platforms
Retail investor platform giants Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell and IG Group are in talks to establish live electronic trading in a second UK-based stock market, in a major potential coup for Aim-listed Aquis Exchange (AQX).
Alasdair Haynes, CEO of Aquis Exchange, says the U.K. will need to liberalize its markets in order for London to retain its status as a key financial center in Europe.
Shares to float on new stock exchange targeting growth companies seeking retail investors.
By Jim Armitage, The Evening Standard
8th February 2021
A UK tech company dubbed the "mini Hut Group", which develops e-commerce platforms for western brands trying to break into China, is floating shares in London valuing it at around £50 million.
Samarkand is listing on Aquis, a new stock exchange aimed at rivalling the London Stock Exchange's junior Aim market.
