As real estate values have fallen over the last few years and construction costs have increased, many sponsors and asset managers have been forced to look at creative ways to capitalise or recapitalise assets.

A UCITS management company must be appointed in respect of all Irish UCITS.

Emergency banking legislation that was introduced two years ago to give the Irish Minister for Finance extensive powers in the restructuring and recapitalisation of banks has been extended.

The reporting of guarantee data to the Central Bank of Ireland's Central Credit Register will commence on 1 February 2025.

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have launched a public consultation on the second batch of draft technical standards under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

The Digital Services Bill 2023 ("DSB") has been published and endorsed by Simon Coveney, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Dara Calleary the Minister for Trade Promotion...

A UCITS management company must be appointed in respect of all Irish UCITS.

In-scope firms (such as investment firms, insurance undertakings, management companies, credit institutions, crypto-asset service providers...

In Beijing, on October 23, 2008 the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU";) between the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (the "Financial Regulator"), the China Securities Regulation commission (the "CSRC") and China Banking Regulatory Commission ("CBRC").

Technology has changed the way we communicate, the way we inform ourselves and the way we do business.

Welcome to the October 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update. In this month's edition we look at...

At William Fry's ‘Sustainable Finance in Practice for Fund Managers' event yesterday, the Central Bank's Director of Securities and Markets Supervision provided specific and detailed commentary...

An investment fund in Ireland is typically established as an umbrella fund – a fund which is divided into sub-funds with segregated liability.

As noted on the Central Credit Register ("CCR") page1, the next phase of reporting under the Credit Reporting Act is about to begin. Where a reportable credit agreement...

The purpose of this briefing note is to provide information on the review by the Central Bank of the business plans for UCITS selfmanaged investment companies ("SMICs").

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has issued revised guidance (the "Guidance") on the use of financial indices by UCITS. A copy of the Guidance can be found here.

The Irish Department of Finance has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to transform how retail investors are taxed, with a new investment account at its core designed to simplify the tax framework and encourage greater participation in capital markets. The proposal includes annual contribution limits, a tax-free threshold, and a flat-rate tax structure that eliminates the controversial deemed disposal rule, while also signaling broader reforms to investment fund taxation from Budget 2028 onwards. This initiat

The Irish Minister for Finance has announced that he has approved the development of legislative proposals for a new corporate structure for the Irish funds industry (the "SICAV").