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On 31 October 2023, the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the “Act”), which establishes a new foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime in Ireland, was enacted.
United Kingdom | Publication | October 2023
In July 2022, as part of its response to the Consideration of social risks and opportunities by occupational pension schemes consultation, the DWP announced the launch of a new minister-led taskforce to ensure that focus on social factors continues to grow throughout the investment chain.
On October 19, 2023, the DWP's Social Factors Taskforce published its Issues Guide for consultation, which includes more than 30 suggestions for the UK pensions sector about how it can better incorporate social factors into investment decisions. The recommendations include the following targeted areas:
The consultation closes on December 1, 2023.
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On 31 October 2023, the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the “Act”), which establishes a new foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime in Ireland, was enacted.
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The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, or FSR, is intended to prevent or remedy distortions of the EU internal market caused by “foreign” – meaning non-EU – subsidies benefitting companies active in the EU.
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The conventional wisdom is that ‘securitisation caused the great financial crisis’ (GFC). A further piece of conventional wisdom is that this was due to the misalignment of incentives between securitisation originators and securitisation investors . This conventional wisdom in turn drove much of the regulation of securitisation we now have.
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