On 24 October 2019, the European Supervisory Authorities (the "ESAs") – the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Insurance and...

The Irish property market is likely to be dominated by sellers of distressed properties over the coming years.

Directive 2019/879 (Bank Resolution and Recovery Directive or "BRRD II") introduced a new Article 71a into Directive 2014/59/EU.

ESMA published a discussion paper on UCITS share classes in which it has set out its views on what constitutes a UCITS share class.

The Mobility Directive has come into effect in Ireland but what does this mean for Irish limited liability companies?

The Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) regulates insider dealing, provision of information to the markets, market manipulation and the reporting of directors' dealings for all quoted companies.

The new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (known as PD3) was published in the Official Journal on 30 June 2017.

On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its Final Report on the common supervisory action ("CSA") it carried out during 2023 and 2024...

On 20 July 2017, a new EU Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) entered into force, with its provisions due to become effective on a phased basis over a two year period...

Welcome to the 37th issue of MHC Times. In this issue, we look at Ireland's relationship with Europe and what we have to offer as a country across various sectors.

At 138 pages, the Scheme contains 86 ‘heads' of amendment, which includes the following...

On 15 July 2015 the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") issued updated versions of its UCITS Q&A and AIFMD Q&A (the "Q&As").

Investment by UCITS in other collective investment schemes ("CIS") is a matter that has recently received attention both domestically and from Europe.

UCITS and AIFs may need to put in place a detailed, documented pricing process, if national regulators implement a recent ESMA supervisory briefing on the supervision of costs.

On 25 July 2012, the European Securities and Markets Regulator ("ESMA") published guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues (the "Guidelines"), which follow on from a process of discussion and consultation in 2011 and 2012 with industry stakeholders.

On 18 December 2012, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Questions and Answers paper on Prospectuses.

While the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 led to a bear market in global equities and similar negative performance for fixed income and real estate funds around the globe, one...

The SFTR introduces measures addressing: reporting of securities financing transactions ("SFTs") to trade repositories by each counterparty; reporting and disclosure requirements for funds using SFTs and total return swaps...

The Companies Act 2014 introduced two new company types: a new form of private company limited by shares (known as an "LTD") and the designated activity company (known as a "DAC").

Significant changes to corporate law, which are aimed at enhancing the transparency of UK companies (amongst other things), are scheduled to take place in the coming months.