The London Stock Exchange is the world’s premier international equity exchange and a leading provider of services that facilitate the raising of capital and the trading of shares.  There are over 3,000 companies quoted in London, with a total market capitalisation of more than £4.1 trillion.  The Exchange is the most international equities exchange, by trading, in the world and Europe's largest pool of liquidity.

The Exchange offers a choice of three markets to suit the differing needs of our customers: the Main Market, AIM and PSM.

The Main Market is the Exchange’s principal market for more established companies and is currently home to some 1,358 UK companies and 334 overseas companies with a total market capitalisation of more than £4 trillion.  A listing on the Main Market gives companies a ranking alongside some of the world’s leading companies and also boasts a concentration of experienced institutional fund managers keen to invest in larger, established companies and high, yet less prescriptive standards of regulation which make it attractive to both companies and investors. 

 AIM is the Exchange’s market for growth companies and since its launch in 1995 has become the world’s most successful growth market, enabling more than 2,000 companies to raise over £20 billion in capital.  The success of AIM is built on a simplified regulatory environment, designed specifically for the needs of smaller companies.  AIM enables smaller companies to gain access to international investors, to raise capital for growth and acquisition, and to enhance their global profile.  Currently there are more than 1,330 companies admitted to AIM (of which 220 are international), with a combined market capitalisation of £57 billion.

The Professional Securities Market (PSM) enables companies to raise capital through the issue of specialist securities, such as debt and depositary receipts. Listing on the PSM enables issuers to gain from a flexible and pragmatic approach to regulatory requirements, whilst institutional investors gain the assurance of investing in listed securities.

The Exchange has a long association with companies operating in the CIS and Russia, with eight companies with assets in the CIS joining the Exchange in the past year, raising $5.7 billion in total.  At the same time, smaller companies with assets in the region also have had an opportunity to raise capital on AIM.

The agency on regulation of activity of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty is created by the Decree of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 01 02.2006 № 55. The basic objective of agency is creation of stock market on the level of industrially developed countries, which will help to attract long-term investments between the countries of Eastern Europe and Asia that allows for high liquidity of Kazakhstan stock market and providing the exit for Kazakhstan capital onto the foreign stock markets. RFCA is a separate part of the financial market of Kazakhstan with simplified access to it for non-residents. Its legal status – Zone with special legal regime which is valid on the entire territory of Almaty city. Only requirements for working within RFCA are registration with the executive body of RFCA (Agency) and office in the city of Almaty. Any foreign or domestic financial organization with a good reputation can set up a brokerage company in RFCA. Financial operations in RFCA can be done in US Dollars, Kazakhstan Tenge, Russian Roubles and other currencies of the region. Financial transactions of organizations set up in RFCA are not restricted by currency regulation laws of Kazakhstan Agency of RK on regulation of the activity of RFCA manages the Financial Centre and carries out the registration of its members. The Agency is a state body and reports directly to the President of the RK. Agency of RK on regulation of financial markets and financial organizations overlooks the activity of the stock exchange and companies set up in RFCA. Arguments between members of RFCA are solved either through the specialized financial court of RFCA or court of arbitration. International Consulting Council will be responsible for the strategy and will coordinate activity of the RFCA Agency. Its members will include leading domestic and international experts of the financial sector.

Arthur Poliakov
Event project coordinator
Tel: +44 (0) 207 520 9341
Fax: +44 (0) 207 520 9342
arthur.p@centralasianipo.com

Tel. in Almaty (from 29.01 till 2.02.07):
+7 701 143 3026

Mrs Irina Yukhtina
(Russian & English speaker)
Events director, Advantix Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 207 520 9341
Fax: +44 (0) 207 520 9342
Email: ira.y@advantix.co.uk

Tel. in Almaty (from 29.01 till 2.02.07):
+7 701 143 3927

Founded in 2002 Advantix Ltd has become one of the UK’s fast growing and successfully developing Business Communications agencies working with emerging Eurasian Economies including Russia and CIS states.

In cooperation and in partnership with the World’s leading international organisations and firms, Advantix offers extensive business communications and business development services including:

• Organisation of relationship marketing events
• Corporate training
• Media communications
• Strategic marketing
• Brand communications
• Electronic publishing
• Translation
• Financial advisory and project development

Advantix is a co-founder of the Financial Laboratory at the London Stock Exchange (www.finlab.co.uk) and Minex – Mining & Exploration Forum (www.minexforum.com).

Assel Omarova
Corporate Finance Department
Tel: +7 (327) 244-43-33, ext. 1012
Fax: +7 (327) 266-41-04
asel@aim.kz

JSC "Almaty Invest Management" is a dynamically developing financial company striving to held its leading positions on the equity market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main purposes of the Company ? to extend its services range, to implement the equity market best practices and to make its own contribution in Kazakhstan integration to the world community.

The Company's key direction is to provide our Clients with high quality and universal service within the equity market.