Tag Archives: Regulation
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New ‘cig’ on the block
Both the traditional tobacco sector and the smoking cessation market are being challenged by the e-cigarette, while regulators are struggling to define this fast growing new product and develop controls, as Simon Brooke discovers
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Keeping lights on and energy green
Government reform of the electricity market has been broadly welcomed, writes Mike Scott, but there are fears that the pace of change is too slow
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UK leads the world with draconian law
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Lord Macdonald assesses anti-corruption legislation and the legal burden placed on British businesses
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Does all insider trading break rules?
Meziane Lasfer, professor of finance at London’s Cass Business School, examines insider trading and explains the complexities of appropriate regulation
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Cracking down on kickbacks
The Bribery Act 2010 puts the UK in the front line of a global fight against business corruption. Michael Dempsey reviews the Act’s early impact
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Economy adapting to ‘new normal’?
As a period of low interest rates looks like coming to an end, businesses could find it harder still to secure finance, warns Charles Orton-Jones
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Policing the markets
With the collapse of global trading giant MF Global fresh in people’s minds, Rob Langston considers the impact forthcoming regulation will have on the retail trading market