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The UK competition regime
Competition law seeks to curb practices that undermine or restrict competition to the detriment of consumers: the abuse of a dominant market position by a firm, anti-competitive agreements between firms, and mergers or takeovers which, if allowed, would result in a substantial lessening of competition. In the UK, the responsibility for enforcing competition law lies with the independent competition authority, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA).
Trade in services and Brexit
Services account for nearly 80% of the UK economic output and 45% of UK exports, and this share has been growing over time. The UK is the world’s second largest exporter of services by value and is generally viewed as a world leader in many service activities such as financial services. Taken as a single entity, the EU is the UK’s largest export market for services, accounting for 41% of all service exports.
Company audits: problems and solutions
An annual audit is a statutory requirement for all listed and large companies. The purpose of the audit is to provide assurance to shareholders that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the company. Good audit, though, doesn’t just protect shareholders, but also employees, pensioners, suppliers, customers and the wider community. At the broadest level, it serves the public interest by underpinning transparency and integrity in business.
Bank rescues of 2007-09: outcomes and cost
September 2007 saw the first run on a British bank in 150 years, after news broke out that Northern Rock needed emergency support from the Bank of England. People were queuing outside branches to withdraw their deposits. On 17 September 2007, the then Chancellor, Alistair Darling, announced the government would guarantee all deposits, to try and stop the panic. The financial crisis had started in earnest.
Registers of beneficial ownership
Beneficial ownership refers to the person or persons who ultimately own or control an asset (for example, a property or a company) and benefit from it. The concept of beneficial ownership exists because the direct legal owner of an asset is not necessarily the person ultimately controlling and benefitting from the asset. For example, the direct legal owner of a residential property may be an anonymous company registered overseas.
Corporate Governance Reform
Definition of corporate governance Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their companies. The UK Corporate Governance Code The Code sets out good practice that boards should adopt to be effective, accountable, transparent and focused on sustainable success over the longer term.
Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
In December 2016, the Work and Pensions Select Committee published a report on , Defined Benefit pension schemes, making recommendations aimed at putting “incentive structures in place to make it more likely that [defined benefit] DB schemes would be sustainable and that employers will honour their responsibilities.” They included: In February 2017, DWP published a Green Paper Defined Benefit pension schemes: security and sustainability.
The collapse of Carillion
Carillion entered compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2018. This briefing looks at the causes and consequences of Carillion's collapse. It will be updated soon to cover more topics. A compulsory liquidation order was made against Carillion, on the petition of the companies’ directors, on 15 January 2018. Compulsory liquidation is a court-based procedure through which company assets are realised for the benefit of creditors.
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