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Source	Article Title	Date
Chartered Secretary	Governance for smaller firms: Operational know-how	01 July 2010
Dow Jones	Emergency Budget Offers Mixed Bag For Small, Mid-Caps - QCA	Wednesday 23 June 2010
Yorkshire Post	Briefly - fundraising lift for smaller companies	Saturday 19 June 2010
Herald	City Briefing - SME market rules reformed	Saturday 19 June 2010
Dow Jones	Small-cap Fundraising Gets EU Directive Boost	Friday 18 June 2010
Accountancy Age	One size does not fit all	Thursday 17 June 2010
Telegraph and Argus (Bradford)	New Guide	Wednesday 16 June 2010
City A.M.	QCA backs CGT campaign	Friday 11 June 2010
Financial Times	Capital gains tax plans would penalise the risk takers	Thursday 27 May 2010
Mining Journal	UK: Changing Rules	Tuesday 20 April 2010
City A.M.	Drought of small firms listing could cost jobs	Friday 1 April 2010
AIM Journal	City of London makes recommendations for AIM	March 31 2010
Yorkshire Post	Small firms may get boost in ISA reforms	Tuesday 30 March 2010
Financial Times	Budget hints at change	Friday 26 March 2010
EurActiv	France wants EU stock trading for 'high-growth' SMEs	Monday 22 March 2010
The Independent	Small Talk: LSE looks to tackle probelm of AIM investor relations	Monday 15 March 2010
AIM Journal	Bond Market open for AIM companies	Monday 1 February 2010
Aimzine	QCA Petition	Monday 1 February 2010
The Independent on Sunday	AIM faces tough challenge to keep small firms afloat	Sunday 31 January 2010
Epolitix.com	Savers should be allowed to 'make their own decisions'	Wednesday 27 January 2010
City A.M.	Golden oldies can offer the City a wealth of experience	Tuesday 26 January 2010
The Evening Standard	City Spy	Tuesday 19 January 2010
Financial Times	Small Talk - Credibility boost	Friday 15 January 2010
Financial Times	Small Talk - Ingredients for a perfect storm blow across small caps	Friday 8 January 2010
AIM Journal	QCA urges UK markets rethink	Friday 1 January 2010
Aimzine	Aim in 2010 - Views from the experts	Friday 1 January 2010
City A.M.	Darling urged to boost SMEs	Monday 21 December 2009
Press & Journal	In Brief: Appeal to chancellor over equity markets	Monday 21 December 2009
Daily Express	New rules 'put small firms in peril'	Monday 21 December 2009
Growth Company Investor	Top 50 Movers & Shakers	Tuesday 1 December 2009
Accountancy	Muscle Building for Leaders	Saturday 1 November 2009
The Independent	Small Talk: LSE boss backs small caps	Monday 21 September 2009
The Times	Personal Investor: Why you have bigger fish to fry	Saturday 19 September 2009
Financial Times	Farewell to John Pierce	Friday 11 September 2009
AIM & PLUS Deal Monitor	All Change in the AIM Landscape	Wednesday 1 July 2009
Financial Times	Letters: Let boards know who they work for	Tuesday 11 August 2009
The Times	City Diary: It's a small to medium business world, after all	Tuesday 4 Aug 2009
Daily Express	Blackfriar	Tuesday 4 Aug 2009
Daily Star	Movers & Groovers	Tuesday 4 Aug 2009
Financial Times	Unlikely outing of minnow's superbug 'breakthrough'	Friday 17 July 2009
Daily Telegraph	AIM Market: The sky may have fallen but investors carry on	Monday 13 July 20009
Daily Telegraph	AIM Market: No time like now for Europe to deliver on rhetoric	Monday 6 July 2009
Daily Express	New CEO for The Quoted Companies Alliance	Thursday 2 July 2009
Growth Company Investor	QCA Campainger retires	Wednesday 1 July 2009
SmallCapNews.co.uk	Tim Ward takes top job at The Quoted Companies Alliance	Wednesday 1 July 2009
Daily Telegraph	Astaire's public punishment is a warning to others	Monday 29 June 2009
Dow Jones Newswires	Number of UK AIM Market Leavers Drops Again in May to 19 Cos	Wednesday 10 June 2009
The Times	Fighting for the rights of UK plc's little man	Tuesday 9 June 2009
Daily Telegraph	AIM Market: Liquidity the focus as AIM deputy takes charge	Monday 18 May 2009
Dow Jones Newswires	Number of Cos Leaving AIM Market Drops In April to 25	Monday 11 May 2009
The Independent	Small Talk: If it isn't broke don't fix it, says defenders of the small cap Aim	Monday 11 May 2009
Yorkshire Post	Briefly: Welcome for new head of AIM	Friday 8 May 2009
Accountancy Age	AIM FDs pan tax regime as IFRS snags continue	Thursday 7 May 2009
Birmingham Post	Investbx offer free workshops to help firms find fresh finance	Wednesday 6 May 2009
Dow Jones Newswires	AIM Delistings Due to Market Conditions, Not AIM- Trade Body	Tuesday 5 May 2009
Dow Jones Newswires	UK SmallCap Roundup: Town Centre Securities Up On Office News	Tuesday 5 May 2009
The Times	Tiddlers' AIM exodus set to continue	Monday 4 May 2009
The Daily Telegraph	AIM Market: Brokers' stock is falling in the eyes of executives	Monday 4 May 2009
Express & Star	Advice on funding	Thursday 30 April 2009
Financial Times	People - Living for Aim	Thursday 30 April 2009
Birmingham Post	Free workshops help companies explore funding avenues for expansion	Wednesday 29 April 2009
Financial Times	Media anxiety over Aim is wholly misplaced	Tuesday 28 April 2009
Growthbusiness.co.uk	VCT and EIS: the future	Monday 27 April 2009
Financial Times	In search of a CEO with a clear vision for Aim	Friday 24 April 2009
Financial Times	Pre-emption rights take far too long	Monday 13 April 2009
The Treasurer	QCA Audit Committee Guide	Wednesday 1 April 2009
The Financial Times	Letter: Danger of taking the wrong direction	Friday 20 March 2009
Chartered Secretary	Audit committee guidance published	Saturday 1 March 2009
Growth Company Investor	EU win for QCA	Thursday 5 February 2009
BBC London News	Bankers face bonus cuts - Interview with John Pierce, Chief Executive of the QCA	Thursday 5 February 2009
Scottish Business Insider	Carrying the Corporate Can	Saturday 1 February 2009
Aim Bulletin	A Wishlist for 2009	Thursday 1 January 2009
AIM Bulletin	Rights changes little use for AIM firms	Thursday 1 January 2009
SmallCapNews.co.uk	Interview with John Pierce, Chief Executive of the Quoted Companies Alliance	Friday 5 December 2008
Daily Telegraph	PBR a help but lenders needs to loosen purse strings	Monday 1 December 2008
Daily Telegraph	Small businesses call for tax lifeline	Monday 24 November 2008
Financial Director	FRC guidance on 'going concern' focuses on directors' roles	Monday 27 October 2008
Yorkshire Post	Smaller firms 'losing support of Government'	Tuesday 21 October 2008
Professional Adviser	QCA launches new guide to encourage better corporate governance for small and mid-caps	Thursday 16 October 2008
AIM & PLUS Deal Monitor	A New Beginning for Chinese Issuers on AIM	Wednesday 1 October 2008
Financial Times	FRC faces caution on ‘going concern’	Tuesday 2 September 2008
The Boardroom	Maximising the benefit from your AIM advisors	Monday 1 September 2008
Yorkshire Evening Post	Forum on finding financial directors	Friday 28 March 2008
Chartered Secretary	Companies Act makes NED role harder, says QCA	Friday 22 February 2008
Daily Telegraph	Simple changes could raise effectiveness of SME non-execs	Tuesday 19 February 2008
Growing Business	AIM rules hit target	Thursday 14 February 2008
Accountancy Magazine	Small companies not using NEDs properly	Wednesday 13 February 2008
Growth Business	AIM non-executives poorly managed	Wednesday 13 February 2008
Financier Worldwide	London IPOs for international companies: recognising the challenges	Tuesday 1 January 2008
Investment Adviser	New CGT reduces AIM's tax appeal	Monday 10 December 2007
International Financing Review	The Great AIM of China	Saturday 8 December 2007
Independent on Sunday	They tried to bring private equity to heel and kicked AIM in the guts	Sunday 28 October 2007
Financial Times	Brown is cancelling the wealth creation message	Monday 22 October 2007
Daily Telegraph	CGT changes could squeeze AIM stocks	Monday 15 October 2007
Financial Times	Firmly on the map	Friday 12 October 2007
New Business	Business groups criticise tax change	Wednesday 10 October 2007
Reuters	Private equity tax loopholes tightened	Tuesday 9 October 2007
BBC News Website	Capital gains tax relief scrapped	Tuesday 9 October 2007
The Indepedent	AIM firms set to fall foul of new website rules	Sunday 19 August 2007
Shares	AIM suspension threat as website deadline looms	Thursday 9 August 2007
Financial Times	Website wisdom	Friday 3 August 2007
Daily Telegraph	Would the real small business investors please stand up?	Monday 30 July 2007
Daily Telegraph	QCA plea for investor clarity	Monday 30 July 2007
Financial Times	Cost of AIM flotations rises, especially for the minnows	Friday 27 April 2007
Accountancy Age	'Flawed' map threatens convergence	Thursday 12 April 2007
The Daily Telegraph	Worries over VCT and EIS schemes	Monday 26 March 2007
Financial Times	Name and shame first-class dodger	Monday 26 March 2007
The Times	AIM's success is the answer to its critics	Monday 26 March 2007
The Times	Preparation is the key to a listing	Monday 26 March 2007
Financial Times	Constructing a safe and healthy route towards demolition	Saturday 10 March 2007
AIM & PLUS Deal Monitor	Why should you leave AIM and move to PLUS?	March 2007
Daily Telegraph	Thain's in no position to criticise AIM	Monday 5 February 2007
Mergers & Acquisitions	I'll be there for you	Thursday 1 February 2007

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