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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (23 Jan – 05 Feb 2019) Mastercard fined €570 million for obstructing retailers’ access to lower interchange fees On 22 January 2019 the European Commission fined Mastercard for rules that prevented retailers from accessing lower interchange fees offered by banks in other Member... Chambers Global Practice Guide 2019: Corporate Tax: Introduction Steve Edge introduces the guide as a useful source for finding out what the impact may be on any business or corporate restructuring as a result of the changing tax world in which countries compete for revenue and investments. In preparing the introducti... Pensions Bulletin DB Consolidators; bridging pension exemption; Pensions Ombudsman consultation; Fair Deal consultation; cold calling regulations; lifetime allowance for 2019/20; pension increase rule; Ill-health retirement terms; Topics covered in this bulletin: New law ... Incentives Bulletin BlackRock’s letter to CEOs; BEIS Committee hearing on executive pay; BEIS report on the gender pay gap; provisions relating to the official listing of securities Topics covered in this bulletin: BlackRock’s letter to CEOs BEIS Committee hearing on execut... Greater clarity, more certainty: the new arrangement between the PRC and HKSAR for mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments In this client briefing we consider the developments introduced by the new Arrangement, and some of its limitations. A new arrangement between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administration Region on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgme... Insurance Outlook 2019 Briefing note considering the outlook for insurers in 2019. In this briefing note we consider the outlook for insurers in 2019 including M&A, the pensions derisking market, Brexit, debt capital markets and regulatory themes. Insurance Outlook 2019 Competition & Regulatory Newsletter Court of Justice confirms annulment of Commission’s prohibition decision in UPS / TNT Express Court of Justice confirms annulment of Commission’s prohibition decision in UPS / TNT Express  On 16 January 2019 the European Court of Justice confirmed the ann... New light shed on remedies for protection of shareholders' interests in Ge Qingfu v L&A International Holdings Limited This client briefing includes the background of the dispute and analyses the case. Under section 729 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622), where a director of a company is found to have breached his fiduciary duties towards the company, the Court of First... Data Protection and Privacy Newsletter Regulator guidance, ICO on controllers and processors, Brexit, International transfers, Regulatory investigations and enforcement notices, Cases, Views from... California, Data Protection and Privacy at Slaughter and May In this issue: Regulator guidance... The profit diversion compliance facility: a welcome opportunity or a trap to be avoided? Steve Edge and Mike Lane look at the details of the new diverted profit tax/transfer pricing disclosure facility announced on 10 January and suggest that many will welcome this initiative HMRC announced details of the new diverted profit tax/transfer pric...