Continued growth in revenue, profitability and headcount, a sharp focus on technology and less restructuring are key findings in the PwC 2015 Chief Finance Officers' Survey launched today.

The Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report 2026 (the Report) is published at a time of accelerating change.

The Financial Regulator has announced a change in its rules governing the charging of fees and expenses to capital in fixed income funds following a number of submissions from fund promoters.

On 22 July 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued a discussion paper setting out policy orientations on guidelines for UCITS exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and structured UCITS.

On Friday 3 July, the OECD published a new global tax reporting framework, the model reporting rules for Platform Operators with respect to sellers in the sharing and gig economy (the "Model Rules").

2018 was a record breaking year for US CLO primary issuance recording over $128 billion of new issuance, $4.7 billion more than 2014.

Walkers Ireland offers practical guidance for candidates applying to their Trainee Solicitor Programme, emphasizing the importance of demonstrating genuine interest in financial services law and explaining what makes you a strong fit for the firm. Learn how to craft authentic, well-structured applications that showcase your skills through real examples and reflect your unique motivations for pursuing a career in this specialized field.

Since the implementation of the Covid-19 restrictions the Courts Service has endeavoured to implement a number of measures to facilitate court hearings. One of the major changes has been...

The European Commission ("EC") has issued its long-awaited responses to the further queries posed by the European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs") in September 2022 on the interpretation...

Earlier this year, revisions to the European Long-Term Investment Fund ("ELTIF") framework via Regulation 2023/606/EU (the "ELTIF Regulation")...

New notification templates for cross-border services and registrations for both AIFMs and UCITS were included in regulations published in the Official Journal on 25 March 2024.

Having filed updated pre-contractual disclosures to comply with the Level 2 requirements under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation at the end of 2022, there was no time for fund managers to rest on their laurels.

Following an 18 month wait since the publication of the European Securities and Markets Authority's ("ESMA") consultation on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related terms...

An interview with Kevin O’Malley, newly appointed US Ambassador to Ireland.

The second Shareholders' Rights Directive ("SRD II") is due to be transposed into the national law of all EU member states by 10 June 2019.

On 18 July 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its latest discussion paper entitled "An approach to macroprudential policy for investment funds" (the "Paper").

The current crisis in the financial markets has brought the Irish Deposit Protection Scheme, as administered by the Financial Regulator, into the spotlight.

The Irish investment limited partnership (the "ILP"), now re-shaped as a flexible fund investment vehicle following amendments made to the existing Investment Limited Partnership Act, 19