On 15 July 2015 the Central Bank of Ireland published updated Q&As relating to AIFMD, UCITS and directors' time commitments.

In June, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published fourteen non-binding Principles on third-party risks supervision (the "Principles").

The Listing Act Directive introduces significant reforms to the MiFID II research regime, allowing investment firms greater flexibility in paying for research and execution services. This briefing examines how the removal of market capitalisation thresholds restores bundling as a commercial option and establishes a new EU framework for issuer-sponsored research.

The EC's recent temporary equivalence decision is good news for the settlement of Irish securities, and an important step towards minimising disruption to the Irish capital markets when the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

The acquisition of loan portfolios and distressed debt has become a particularly topical issue as banks and financial institutions seek to deleverage and investors look for opportunities.

On 16 May 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (''Central Bank'') published a Notice of Intention on its approval process for Irish UCITS

The Statutory Audit Directive 2014/43/EU ("SAD") together with associated regulation (EU) 537/2014 (the "Regulation") require public-interest entities to rotate their auditors every 10 years.

On September 28, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report (Final Report), accompanied by final draft regulatory and implementing technical standards...

The Irish High Court has recently ruled on the test for determining whether the transfer of a debt is a "true sale" or is by way of a charge

The Council of the EU has published the final compromise text of the regulation on MMFs (the "MMF Regulation").

The Central Bank of Ireland has published findings from its thematic assessment of compliance functions within MiFID investment firms, revealing both strengths and critical gaps in how firms manage regulatory obligations. The assessment examined firms' adherence to compliance requirements, monitoring processes, and board reporting practices, identifying specific areas where improvements are urgently needed. Firms are now expected to conduct self-assessments and address identified deficiencies promptly.

On 8 February 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its second annual Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report (the "Report").

Our latest edition of RegBrief gives a useful summary of key recent Irish and EU regulatory developments.

On 18th February the European Commission published a consultation paper on the current prospectus directive regime with a view to substantially reforming the existing framework.

The Alternative Investment Management Association ("AIMA") continues to be proactive in responding to proposed European regulatory initiatives.

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) requires that managers (AIFMs) have remuneration policies which are consistent with sound and effective risk management.

Funds Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update, October - December 2019.

Bitcoin reached a new all-time high value a day after a bitcoin futures-based exchange traded fund ("ETF") launched on Wall Street for the first time. The launch marks a milestone for the crypto industry, ...

Will ESMA be given certain direct supervision powers in relation to prospectuses, market abuse, product intervention and benchmarks.

This note sets out a summary of some of the key changes in company law that came into effect on 1 June 2015 that may be of relevance to you.