News sources

RNS Reach

RNS Reach is an investor communication service for the delivery of non-regulatory news such as marketing messages, corporate and product information.  RNS Reach is based on the existing RNS service and has the same levels of efficiency, control and broad dissemination.

RNS Reach also enables unlisted and foreign-listed companies to deliver their news to a professional UK financial audience.  RNS Reach announcements are tagged “RNS-R” in the “Source” column of the Market news service.

Regulatory announcements

Company news is the lifeblood of the equity market – it animates securities and drives trading. RNS and other Regulatory Information Services play a key role in disseminating company news. All companies listed on the UK Listing Authority’s Official List and quoted on AIM must first release information that might affect the price of their shares through a Regulatory Information Service to ensure equal access – these disclosures are known as regulatory announcements. The scope of regulatory announcements includes periodic information, such as interim and final results, as well as occasional and other ad-hoc information such as director’s share dealings, mergers and acquisition information and operational updates.

There are 3 sources for the rules governing disclosure by listed companies in the UK:

• The Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority
• The AIM Rules
• The Panel on Takeover and Mergers (POTAM) Rules

Additionally certain public and statutory bodies, such as the Financial Services Authority, are able to disseminate information via Regulatory Information Services. On average more than 500 regulatory announcements are disseminated every business day.

The Market news service on the London Stock Exchange website is updated in real time and displays announcements provided by all Regulatory Information Services. RNS announcements are tagged “RNS” in the “Source” column.