Corporate M&A partner Fergus Bolster together with Tax partner Mark O'Sullivan and Financial Institutions senior associate Lorna Daly look at the regulation of ICOs in Ireland.

The Department of Finance has published its review of the regulation of bank charges in Ireland.

The long-awaited updated supervisory statement on the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR") was recently published by the European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs")...

The ECB's Governing Council has announced that the launch of T2, its new real-time gross settlement system which will replace TARGET2, will go ahead as planned on 20 March 2023.

The Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act (ICAV Act) came into operation on 12 March 2015 and allows for the creation of an innovative, tax-efficient corporate structure for Irish investment funds which sits alongside existing Irish fund structures.

Budget 2020, announced on 8 October 2019, has been developed in the shadow of Brexit and influenced by the increasing likelihood of a no-deal outcome.

Within the ILP and in contrast to similar vehicles in other jurisdictions the fund itself is regulated, which makes a significant difference to investors.

Outlined below is a short explanatory video of the Central Bank of Ireland's Administrative Sanctions Procedure ("ASP").

The Central Bank Act 2013, which underwent a series of changes after it was first presented to the Oireachtas in July 2011, introduces a number of significant new powers for the Central Bank of Ireland.

How the changing investment fund regulatory environment and the related operational complexity have elevated the role of the third-party administrator.

In this article, Nollaig Murphy provides an analysis of the Capital Markets landscape in Ireland and recent legal and regulatory developments.

John Breslin and David Burke provide an overview of the corporate lending market in Ireland, examining recent legal and regulatory developments and tax considerations.

Adam Donoghue and Aaron Mulcahy of Maples and Calder discuss the reasons behind the growth in alternative UCITS funds and what the sector might have in store for the future.

Today, the Central Bank has issued the areas where it will focus its enforcement efforts in 2014 as well as the areas of focus for its "themed inspections" for the year.

Fund managers outside the EU are increasingly looking to Ireland's thriving funds market as a way to access potential EU investors.

In this three-part video series, Cillian Bredin and Áine McCarthy consider the impact for fund management companies of the recently issued European Commission guidance on the SFDR...

In this three-part video series, Etain de Valera and Shane Coveney provide an overview of some of the key reforms being made to the AIFMD and UCITS frameworks.

In this three-part video series, Etain de Valera and Shane Coveney provide an overview of some of the key reforms being made to the AIFMD and UCITS frameworks.

For Irish firms looking for guidance on how to interpret elements of MiFID II, a good starting point would be the many policy statements issued by the FCA.

One of the unintended consequences of MiFID II is the cooling effect unbundling of research from dealing commission is likely to have on small and medium size companies.