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ARTICLE · 20 OCTOBER 2010

Client Newsletter Autumn 2010 – Financial Services

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The Central Bank Reform Act, 2010 which came into effect on 1 October, 2010 provides that the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority shall be renamed "Central Bank of Ireland" and any reference in an enactment or a provision of a statutory instrument to the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (as the "Regulatory Authority" or in any other way) shall be construed as a reference to the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank").

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In this Issue:-

  • Change of Name of the Financial Regulator
  • Central Bank - Transition of Prospectus Scrutiny Function
  • Short Selling of Irish Financial Stocks
  • MiFID 2
  • CESR's Consultation Papers in relation to Simplified Prospectuses
  • CESR Global Exposure and Counterparty Risk Guidelines for UCITS and the Central Bank's New Leverage Disclosure Requirements for UCITS
  • Re-domiciliation Commencement Order & Approval of the First Re-Domiciliation of an investment trust
  • Voluntary Corporate Governance Code for Directors
  • Funds Policy Update - 3/2010
  • Leverage Disclosure Requirements for UCITS
  • Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform (U.S.)

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