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Share Incentives weekly highlights—27 February 2025

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Published on: 27 February 2025

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Corporate governance
New law to ban bonuses for polluting water bosses
Standard Chartered announces new executive pay policy
Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills
Scottish Budget Bill 2025-26 passed
Useful information
Autumn Budget 2024—Independent review of the loan charge
FTT considers meaning of ‘promoter’ in DOTAS regime (HMRC v Asset House Piccadilly Ltd)
Conjuring up a tax advantage? – part 2
Banker remuneration proposals could affect more than pay

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This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes a focus on executive pay in the run-up to AGM season.

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