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A closer look at Islamic home finance in the UK: What might we see in 2025
It has long been the policy of the government of the United Kingdom to make Britain a leading centre of Islamic finance.
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Legal Operations Roundtable Series 2025: What will the next decade hold for the in-house legal function?
Last November, Stephanie Hamon, Head of Legal Operations Consulting, and Janet Taylor-Hall, CEO and Founder of Cognia Law, hosted a roundtable with leading General Counsel, Legal COOs, and Heads of Legal Operations.
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Compliance Quarterly Türkiye
In this issue of Compliance Quarterly Türkiye, we continue to inform you of global and local compliance rules and regulations impacting Turkish businesses.
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UK Pensions Briefing | New Pensions Ombudsman streamlined decision-making process | January 2025
The Pensions Ombudsman has rolled out some significant changes to its decision-making process following a root and branch review of its operating model. The result should be faster decisions, with ill-conceived complaints turned away much earlier in the process. However it will also impact trustees’ and employers’ processes too. The Ombudsman is expecting greater proactivity to settle complaints, and faster responses when an investigation starts.
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Incentivising Long Duration Electricity Storage – Ofgem’s call for input
Following the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) October 2024 announcement on a proposed cap and floor regime for Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES), Ofgem published its ‘call for input’ on Role, Plan, and response to the DESNZ on 18 December 2024 (Call for Input).
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Chancellor postpones second phase of Pensions Review “indefinitely”
One of Labour’s election manifesto pledges was a detailed Pensions Investment Review, the second phase of which appears to have been postponed “indefinitely”. The interim report of the first phase of the review was published on November 14, 2024.