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28 May, 2024 Energy storage - what you need to know By Ulrich Scholz Vanessa Jakovich Andreas Ruthemeyer James Chapman Ana Lopez Daniel Schnabl Alvaro Pliego Selie Hendrik Wessling Marlin Jürgens Marie von Armansperg Alexander Monro Giorgio Candeloro +9 more... Show less Energy storage is an indispensable part of an energy system where generation and consumption are increasingly variable and security of...
03 May, 2024 The Digital Securities Sandbox: a new model for trading and settlement in the UK? By James Smethurst Christopher Bernard Olivia Davies On 3 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) published a consultation paper setting out their...
02 May, 2024 Carbon Capture, Use & Storage: what you need to know By Alon Gordon Vanessa Jakovich Kate Gough Philip Morgan James Chapman Sascha Arnold +3 more... Show less Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) is a key technology to help achieve global net zero goals,[1] particularly for hard to abate...
02 May, 2024 Mandatory Net-Zero Regimes By Vanessa Jakovich Deborah Janssens Steffie De Backer Kieran Watkins +1 more... Show less Mandatory Net-Zero Regimes Global efforts to deal with climate change have accelerated in the 30 years since the 1994 United Nations...
30 Apr, 2024 The CMA’s revised Phase 2 process – more than old wine in a new bottle? By Colin Raftery This article was first published by Global Competition Review on 25 April 2024. Following a public consultation launched in November...
23 Apr, 2024 Updating the UK national security and investment regime By Alastair Mordaunt Sarah Jensen Iona Crawford Reforms to “fine tune” the system – with more opportunities ahead for stakeholders to help make the regime as pro-business as possible A...
18 Mar, 2024 The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) By James Smethurst Tom Godwin Richard Ho Regina Erie Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less This blog considers the recent HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the proposed trial of a new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital...
21 Dec, 2023 Recalibrating the rule book – FCA publishes final proposals By Christopher Mort Tom Godwin Richard Ho Jennifer McCarthy Julian Makin +2 more... Show less The FCA has published CP23/31: Primary Markets Effectiveness Review: Feedback to CP23/10 and detailed proposals for listing rules...
15 Dec, 2023 The new UK short selling regime: another step away from the EU post-Brexit By Chris Ranson James Smethurst Christopher Bernard HM Treasury published, on 22 November 2023, a draft of the Short Selling Regulations 2024 (SSR 2024), along with a policy note. The draft...
21 Nov, 2023 UK national security screening in the political crosshairs By Iona Crawford Sarah Jensen Michele Davis Alastair Mordaunt +1 more... Show less UK Conservative Government looks at refining the NSI regime – but, ahead of a 2024 election, Labour objects to any watering down On 13...