An incorporated joint venture will either be owned by shareholders with an equal interest in the joint venture company, on a majority/minority basis or by multiple shareholders each with a minority interest.

Canada is tightening their financial regulation and enforcement.

The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were laid before Parliament on 28 October 2025 and made on 30 October 2025.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is representing IQUW and its principal shareholders, including ABRY, Aquiline and senior executive shareholders, in relation to the acquisition of IQUW Group by Starr.

Australia’s long-awaited overhaul of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) took a major step forward yesterday, with the introduction of a package of reform bills to Parliament.

IP Australia released the Australian IP Report 2025 (IP Report), providing the latest IP trends, statistics and policy developments across Australia.

The DWP has published a press release and response to its October 2024 consultation on draft regulations extending collective defined contribution (CDC) provision to non-associated multi-employer schemes.

HM Treasury has published an update regarding its March 2025 regulation action plan, which set out the Government's next steps in its approach to ensuring regulators and regulation support economic growth and innovation.

HM Treasury has published its consultation response document on reforming the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervisory system, following its June 2023 consultation paper setting out its proposed reforms in this area.

Pensions UK has published new guides in its “made simple” series.

The Pensions Ombudsman has published a blog reflecting on the success of its Operating Model Review programme and the Ombudsman’s priorities for the future.

In KO UK Pension Trustees Ltd. v Barber (a 2024 judgment which has only recently become available), the High Court sanctioned a trustee's application for approval of two decisions concerning a DB occupational pension scheme with 286 pensioners, 494 deferred pensioners and five active members.

The Office of the President of Employment Tribunals has formed a working group to review and update the existing 2021 version of the pension loss compensation guidance.

The Regulator has published a report summarising the findings from its March 2025 survey of trust-based occupational DC pension schemes.

HM Treasury has announced the launch of the “Sterling 20 Initiative” group, which is a new investor-led partnership between 20 of the UK’s largest pension funds and insurers.

The PPF has published its first Sustainability Report which summarises the organisation's responsible investment, climate change and operational sustainability actions in a single publication.

In this edition, Katie Phipps provides an overview of the much-anticipated reforms in the Renters’ Rights Act, which became law on 27 October 2025. She explores the key provisions and their practical implications on stakeholders.

On 21 October 2025, HM Treasury (HMT) published a Consultation Response providing details of responses to its 2023 consultation on the reform of the anti-money laundering/ counter-terrorist financing (AML/ CTF) supervision regime and confirming that the Government has decided that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should become the single professional services supervisor for AML/ CTF. In this briefing, we set out some key takeaways from the Consultation Response, as well as practical steps that relevant firms can be taking now to get ready for FCA supervision.

The Victorian Government has introduced major reforms to the security of payment (SOP) regime in Victoria with the Building Legislation Amendment (Fairer Payments on Jobsites and Other Matters) Bill 2025 (Vic) (the Bill).

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a monthly overview of the key updates to Australian East Coast energy regulation.