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The main substantive environmental, social and governance ("ESG")-related regulations are...

The final report on guidelines on performance fees in investment funds (the "Guidelines") which is applicable to both UCITS and certain types of alternative investment funds...

In 2010 the European Commission published a report on the operation of Directive 2004/109/EC and a consultation paper on modernising the transparency regime for listed companies.

Corporate bond issuances are increasingly being structured so that the bonds are eligible for purchase under the European Central Bank's Asset Purchase Programmes.

Agreement was reached in relation to the EC’s proposals to strengthen the rules for undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities.

Directive 2010/73/EU (the "Amending Directive") was implemented in Ireland on 1st July 2012.

On 23 June 2016, the UK took the historic decision to leave the European Union. In general, from an Irish perspective, it was an unexpected and regrettable outcome for our closest neighbour and most important trading partner.

The Central Bank has, on March 6, 2017, isssued Consultation Paper 107 (the "CP") on the protection of retail investors in relation to the distribution of contracts for difference ("CFDs").

On 3 April 2023, the European Securities and Markets Association (ESMA) published guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II remuneration requirements (Guidelines).

Welcome to the latest edition of our Asset Management and Investment Funds Legal and Regulatory Update.

Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "New Prospectus Regulation" or "PD3") has been in effect since 21 July 2019 and the purpose of this advisory is to provide some practical insights on the application...

On 5 July 2018, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published the twenty third edition of its "UCITS –Questions and Answers" ("UCITS Q&As").

This update examines some of the key regulatory developments which will impact firms engaged in MiFID activities in Ireland during 2021.

The attached checklist highlights the main legal risks that a buyer should consider when buying another business or enterprise.

Changes to the AIFMD and UCITS Directive which introduce a harmonised framework for the use of liquidity management tools ("LMTs") must be implemented into EU member state law by 16 April 2026.

In our latest European Securities Law Update and following the recent publication of the ESMA final report of technical advice issued on 3 April 2018 we provide a high-level synopsis of the recent Prospectus Regulation, ...

On 6th April, 2016 the European Securities and Markets Authority published a discussion paper on UCITS Share Classes, following on from its earlier consultation on different share classes of UCITS (December 2014).

In order to allow sufficient lead time to implement the second level validation, ESMA expects the TRs to be able to implement the validation by end October 2015.