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Pensions Bulletin - April 2022 In this month's Pensions Bulletin, we cover:  Pensions Regulator’s Annual Funding Statement – key messages for trustees and employers on valuations and risk management in the light of current market challenges. Pensions Regul... HM Treasury consultation on its Review of Solvency II HM Treasury has published its long-awaited consultation on its review of Solvency II. This follows the publication of a call for evidence in October 2020 and a response document in July 2021. HM Treasury has published its long-awaited consultation ... Butterworths Journal: The National Security and Investment Act 2021 revisited Kathrine Meloni, Special Advisor in our Financing practice, contributed an article in the Butterworths Journal examining the application of the mandatory notification obligation. Published 11 times a year, the Butterworths Journal of International Bankin... Incentives Bulletin - April 2022 Topics covered in this bulletin: Update to Listing Rules requires publication of plan rules on National Storage Mechanism National Insurance rise comes into force Supreme Court dismisses HMRC appeal in NCL Investments Remuneration trusts settlement ... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA closes online gaming investigation following improvements by Sony and Nintendo to subscription practices On 13 April 2022 the Competition and Markets Authority announced the closure of its consumer law investigation into the auto-renewal practices of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. The closure of the investigation follows improvements made by these companies t... Hong Kong Public M&A Review 2021/2022 Looking back at M&A activity for public companies in Hong Kong 2021 and Q1 2022 and the key trends and developments for the remainder of 2022. Welcome to our Hong Kong Public M&A Review 2021/2022. In this publication, we look back at public ... Employment Bulletin - April 2022 Employment rates and limits; Withdrawal of check-off arrangements; No protection from detriment for participating in industrial action; Determining detriment in victimisation claims Topics covered in this bulletin: • April 2022 employment rates and... BLOG: It's not TP bein' green As Kermit (and others, more recently) famously sung, "It's not easy bein' green; it seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things." So it is with ESG factors: there is undeniably a growing focus on businesses' sustainability ... Tax and the City Review for April 2022 The Supreme Court agrees with the taxpayers in NCL that they are entitled to a deduction as a trading expense in respect of their accounting debits recognised on the grant of share options to their respective employees by an employee benefit trust. The Co... Resilience and Competition Policy On 31 March 2022 the CMA published a paper co-authored by its CEO on the role competition policy may play in building more resilient markets. This briefing takes a look at this paper and considers potential impacts for merger control. The CMA’s CEO...