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On 25 July 2016, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published an updated questions and answers document (the "Q&A") on the application of MiFID to the marketing and sale...

On the 25 July 2014, a corrigendum to the text of the Solvency II Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU.

A discussion on the implications following the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive coming into force on 1 November 2007.

The European alternative investment funds industry is dealing with what is perhaps the most fundamental change in its history as it now comes to terms with the significant implications and potential opportunities offered by the EU Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (the "Directive" or "AIFMD").

The European Commission has identified regulatory barriers as a significant disincentive to EU cross-border distribution.

ESMA launched a first round of consultations to prepare for central clearing of OTC derivatives within the European Union on 11 July 2014.

On 7 April 2016, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a summary of the key findings of its recent peer review regarding compliance with the MiFID suitability requirements.

Ireland has a long history and tradition of resolving disputes by arbitration and its predecessor systems under its ancient laws.

On 11 July 2013, the European Securities and Markets Authority published an updated Q&A document on its Guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues.

The Companies Bill 2012 represents a major overhaul of Irish company law and is an attempt to consolidate all existing Irish Companies Acts.

MiFID II brings with it many challenges, one of which is the new set of requirements dealing with inducements which aims to strengthen the protection of investors and increase clarity to clients...

The increased focus on the quality of governance on hedge fund boards comes as a direct result of higher levels of institutional investment in hedge funds coupled with the higher governance standards that they require post- 2008.

In this edition we look at the recent European Court of Justice data protection ruling in what was referred to in news reports as the "Facebook Case".

A number of discussions related to the most recent updates in the insurance sector.

On 30 September 2015, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Solvency II Delegated Regulation concerning the calculation of regulatory capital requirements...

The Central Bank of Ireland AIF Rulebook was introduced with effect from 22 July, 2013 to coincide with the implementation of the AIFMD as transposed in Ireland by the EU (AIFM) Regulations 2013 (SI257/2013).