On 4 September 2013 the draft "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Money Market Funds" (the "Draft Regulation") was officially released by the European Commission (the "Commission").

As EU leaders advance Multiannual Financial Framework negotiations for the 2028-2034 budget period, Ireland prepares to assume the Council Presidency amid complex debates over budget size, own resources, and competing priorities across defence, energy security, and competitiveness. The negotiations present significant implications for corporate tax policy, energy markets, and regulatory frameworks as Member States navigate fiscal constraints against geopolitical pressures.

DORA creates a European regulatory framework to strengthen the financial sector's resilience to ICT disruptions and threats2. The implementation deadline is 17 January 2025.

On 10 November 2023, the Council of the EU (the "Council") published the final compromise text of the political agreement (the "Agreement") for a directive amending the Alternative...

Before the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, had risen from their seats to deliver the joint Budget 2021, the media had already extensively reported on many of the measures included.

This is our quarterly newsletter on financial services regulatory enforcement, where we provide you with updates on all regulatory and enforcement topics, from global trends to in-depth advice on Irish-specific issues.

This is the November edition of the Arthur Cox Insurance Regulatory Update, the monthly bulletin of the Arthur Cox Insurance Group. The Update contains a summary of recent developments in insurance regulation, law and practice.

Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has launched a public consultation on modernising the limited partnership framework established under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907. The consultation seeks stakeholder input on three key reforms: increasing the cap on partner numbers, introducing a whitelist of permitted activities for limited partners, and allowing capital contribution withdrawals during the partnership's lifetime.

In the wake of the recommendations of the McCarthy Report in 2009, and the subsequent cutbacks in public spending over the past 3 years, statutory bodies are now required to carry out their functions within diminishing budgets.

On 24 May 2023, the European Commission published its much-anticipated Retail Investment Strategy (Strategy) which proposes significant changes to a number of European directives...

There is no doubt that the Network and Information Security Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (“NIS 2”) significantly raises the bar for cybersecurity requirements in the EU.

Welcome to our third ESG newsletter of 2025, providing an overview of recent developments related to ESG topics.

On 30 January 2012 ESMA published a consultation paper which sets out ESMA’s proposed guidelines on UCITS ETFs, index-tracking UCITS, efficient portfolio management techniques, total return swaps and strategy indices for UCITS.

On 1 July 2024, regulations1 came into force that increased the balance sheet and turnover thresholds for 'micro', 'small', 'medium' and 'large' companies in the Companies Act 2014.