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Pensions Bulletin - April 2020 COVID-19; Funding and Investment; Regulatory easements; Job Retention Scheme; DB Transfers; Pension Schemes Bill; GMP Data Rectification; Brexit Transition Period Topics covered in this bulletin: COVID-19 Refresher Funding and investment concerns Re... Practical tips for mitigating the risk of supplier insolvency in commercial contracts A short briefing identifying some of the key considerations and practical remedies that can help mitigate the risk of supplier insolvency in commercial contracts. Current market uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to the insolvency o... Incentives Bulletin - April 2020 Budget; consultation on EMI schemes; annual capital gains tax allowance; COVID-19; IR35 reforms; interest on employment-related loans; “loan charge” review Topics covered in this bulletin: Recap on UK 2020 Budget Government consultation o... Hong Kong Uncertificated Securities Market Explained This update examines the latest proposals for implementing an uncertificated securities market in Hong Kong following the publication of an April 2020 conclusions paper. In January 2019, a joint consultation paper was published to examine the practicalit... Disclosure of rights attached to listed securities This briefing summarises the new requirement on issuers to disclose the rights and restrictions attached to their listed securities. In order to reduce the risk of market disruption occurring as a result of an issuer announcing an action that security ho... HMRC Preferential Creditor Status – Measure Delayed, for Now The Finance Bill 2020, which is currently scheduled for further debate by the UK Parliament from 27 April 2020, includes provisions to grant HMRC secondary preferential creditor status for certain taxes due from an insolvent business. Hong Kong: Duties of directors when companies start to experience financial distress Offers practical steps that directors should consider taking for companies suffering from a sharp decline in revenues and on the brink of insolvency COVID-19 has presented a lot of challenges to businesses across the globe. Many companies are suffering f... Tapping your shareholders: rights issues best practice Best practice for rights issues and other equity raises as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores the key aspects that companies should consider if they are planning to undertake a large equity raise, like a rights issue, as a result of the COVID-19... COVID-19: What charities should consider in the COVID-19 pandemic Charities: What to consider in the current environment including UK Government support in response to COVID-19 This briefing focuses on the key considerations for the charity sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, including what issues charities should be ... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Commission publishes Temporary Framework for assessing antitrust issues related to business cooperation in response to Covid-19 The European Commission issued a Temporary Framework communication which sets out the criteria that the Commission wi...