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ESMA has published its 2027 Annual Work Programme outlining key workstreams and deliverables for fund management companies and their delegates. The programme addresses integrated funds reporting, retail investment strategy, SFDR 2.0 revisions, and transaction reporting reforms that will shape the regulatory landscape for asset managers operating in Ireland and across the EU.

To date in 2022, the EU has adopted four sanctions packages in response to the developing situation in Ukraine (2022 Sanctions Packages).

The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 (the IAF Act) was signed into law by the President of Ireland on 9 March 2023.

Ireland's Department of Finance has unveiled its renewed "Ireland for Finance" strategy, positioning the country as a key player in the EU's Savings and Investments Union while charting an ambitious course for its €5.6 trillion funds and asset management sector through 2030.

Welcome to the October – December 2021 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds.

As readers will be aware, both the EU and the Central Bank of Ireland took a series of measures in the lead up to 29 March this year to provide as much stability as possible in the event of a hard Brexit.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) issued a letter on 12th October 2012 to all regulated companies discussing the findings of the inspections they had conducted to review industry compliance with the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 ("CJA 2010").

In April 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published updated regulations and guidance for its Fitness and Probity ("F&P") investigations, suspensions and prohibitions procedures...

ESMA publishes its final report on the review of the MMFR which the European Commission must now have regard to in its review of the MMFR. ESMA's key recommendations.

On 14 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on the SFDR framework (Consultation).

Over the course of the last 20 years, Ireland has earned a reputation as one of the most attractive jurisdictions in which to establish an investment fund, ranking amongst the most flexible and advantageous international fund domiciles due in no small part to the wide variety of funds (from traditional long only to sophisticated alternatives) which may be established under the Irish legal and regulatory system as well as Ireland’s ability to react promptly to the demands of both fund promoters a

The Finance Act 2012 (the "Act") became law on 2 April 2012. Among other things, it provides for amendments to anti-avoidance provisions in the area of capital taxes, with significant implications for non-Irish domiciled individuals.

The Irish Finance Bill 2010 (the "Bill") which was recently published proposes the insertion of a new Part 35A into the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 ("TCA 97") which provides for the introduction of limited transfer pricing ("TP") measures.

As readers will recall from our update earlier this year, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI") announced its intention (the "Notice") to expand the Pre-Approval Controlled Functions ("PCFs")...

In March of 2015, the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle ("ICAV") Act was enacted, and it has enabled the establishment of a new structure for regulated investment funds domiciled in Ireland.

On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its technical advice on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (Advice). The Advice is in response to a mandate issued to ESMA by the European Commission in 2023...

The European Commission ("Commission") is required, under the terms of the AIFMD, to conduct a review of the operation of the directive.