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Corporate weekly highlights—20 March 2025

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Published on: 20 March 2025

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Economic crime and corporate transparency
Companies House publishes two guidance documents on identity verification
Companies House launches new ACSP registration service
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2025
Equity capital markets
FCA issues Primary Market Bulletin 54
Audit
DBT re-lays Companies Act 2006 (Recognition of Third Country Qualifications and Practical Training) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 before Parliament
Financial services regulation
HM Treasury publishes action plan for regulatory reform

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Article summary

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: Companies House’s (a) publication of two guidance documents on identity verification, and (b) launch of a new ACSP registration service, the FCA’s publication of Primary Market Bulletin 54, the re-laying by the DBT of Companies Act 2006 (Recognition of Third Country Qualifications and Practical Training) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 before Parliament and HMT’s publication of an action plan for regulatory reform.

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