The Central Bank of Ireland is advancing its regulatory framework through multiple initiatives, including a consultation on regulatory impact assessments and consultation approaches, speeches on financial intermediaries and macroprudential policy, and guidance on insurance sector changes. These developments reflect the Central Bank's commitment to simplification, proportionality, and evidence-based policymaking while maintaining robust consumer protection and financial stability standards.
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1. Central Bank and Investment Account Updates: (1) Deputy Governor Colm Kincaid at the Central Bank of Ireland delivers speech on the role of financial intermediaries (2) Government convenes roundtable to discuss new investment account
1. Deputy Governor Colm Kincaid at the Central Bank of Ireland delivers speech on the role of financial intermediaries
On 19 June 2026, Deputy Governor of Consumer and Investor Protection at the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”), Colm Kincaid, delivered a speech (“Speech”) focused on the role of financial intermediaries in Europe. While addressing that broader theme, he covered areas such as, the savings and investment union (“SIU”), retail participation, the new consumer protection code (“CPC 2025”), the Central Bank’s simplification agenda and its revised approach to supervision. The Deputy Director also took the opportunity to highlight a number of areas of supervisory focus, in terms of activity
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