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Bank of England's consultation on amendments to MREL In this briefing we consider the impact of the consultation published by the Bank of England on 15 October 2024 on proposed amendments to consolidate and simplify the approach to setting a minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).... PRA's consultation on amendments to the UK large exposures regime In this briefing we consider the potential effect of proposals in the PRA’s consultation paper (CP 14/24) published on 18 October 2024 to amend the large exposures (LE) regime.  Key takeaways The UK large exposures (LE) regime, which applies to UK ba... Twin peaks: Transition finance and the agenda for growth “Transition finance” has been in successive UK Governments' sights as an opportunity for the UK. An ambition to make the UK a global leader in transition finance was part of the Sunak Government’s 2023 Green Finance Strategy. The Transition Finance M... Autumn 2024 HR Budget speedread The Chancellor today announced significant changes to the ways in which businesses and individuals will be taxed in her first Budget. An increase in employer’s National Insurance Contributions and a change to the treatment of “carried interest” had been w... Autumn Budget 2024 In-Depth: Banking Regulation - 15th edition - Hong Kong chapter In-Depth: Banking Regulation (formerly The Banking Regulation Review) is an annual survey of the most important developments in banking regulation in the most significant jurisdictions worldwide. The Hong Kong chapter of the In-Depth: Banking Regulation p... In-Depth: Lending and Secured Finance - 10th edition - Hong Kong chapter In-Depth: Lending and Secured Finance (formerly The Lending and Secured Finance Review) is a global survey of the most important developments in corporate lending and secured finance markets in each jurisdiction. The Hong Kong chapter in the 10th edition ... Real Estate Newsletter - November 2024 NEWS Know your rights Government introduces Renters’ Rights Bill The government has introduced the Renters’ Rights Bill, which is based largely on the previous government’s Renters (Reform) Bill, and is expected to come into force in Spring 2025. New mont... SFC published consultation conclusions and guidelines for market sounding practices Following the Securities and Futures Commission’s (“SFC”) consultation in October 2023 in relation to market sounding practices, on 31 October 2024 the SFC published its Consultation Conclusions and its related amended guidelines (the “Guidelines”). Intro... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice upholds annulment of Intel decision On 24 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJ) upheld the European General Court’s (GC) annulment of a 2009 European Commission decision, in which the Commission found that Intel had abused its dominant position by implementing a strategy intended...