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BIS proposes new rules for NPLs to plug gap in regulatory capital regime for securitisation.

Ireland is regarded as a key strategic location by the world's investment funds industry. As of August 2020, there were over 7,800 Irish domiciled funds with assets of over €3trn.

This month, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Work Programme for 2026 (the ESMA Work Programme).

Ireland is a leading domicile within Europe for securitisation activity and the leading European jurisdiction by value for securitisation special purpose entities (SPEs).

In this article I will summarise the effects of the new Irish Companies Act 2014 (CA 2014) on the types of corporate transaction that we come across regularly in day-to-day practice.

Recent speeches by the Central Bank of Ireland's Director of Enforcement (August 2018) and the Director of Securities and Markets Supervision (September 2018) highlight proposals for the adoption of policy ...

Ireland's Department of Finance has published the Finance (No 2) Bill 2026, establishing a legislative framework for Individual Investment Accounts (IIAs) designed to boost retail investor participation in capital markets. The new framework introduces a €50,000 tax-free threshold with a 1% annual tax on amounts above, alongside simplified tax treatment that eliminates CGT, dividend withholding tax, and the eight-year deemed disposal rule. Will this new investment vehicle successfully encourage Irish r

In 2013, the international capital markets (particularly within the EU) continued to endure the effects of pre-2011 economic crises and uncertainties albeit with some tentative signs of recovery in certain Member States.

The Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 (the "2017 Act") is a sizeable piece of legislation. It makes many new changes to the Companies Act 2014 (the "2014 Act"). The majority of these changes impact...

The European Commission officially released a draft proposal of the UCITS V Directive on 3 July 2012.

The Irish transparency regime changed on 26 November 2015 when amending European legislation was transposed into Irish law.

MAR requires Issuers to inform the public as soon as possible of inside information.

On 4 October 2018 ESMA updated its Q&As on AIFMD.

The Companies Act 2014 commenced by Statutory Instrument on the 1st of June 2015 with a transition period of 18 months for certain elements.

This update summarises recent developments regarding the legal and regulatory rules which impact on Irish public company equity securities issuers, their investors and professional advisers and service providers.

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide you with a useful and user-friendly guide to the on-going requirements of a listing on the Irish Stock Exchange.

For the third year in a row, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") has published a Securities and Markets Risk Outlook Report ("Report").