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In July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") launched a common supervisory action ("CSA") with national competent authorities ("NCAs") on the integration of sustainability...

This fourth instalment of our AIFMD II 101 series focuses on changes to the provision of custody and depositary services and third country rules introduced under AIFMD II.

On 22 October 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") held a Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR") workshop with industry representatives as a follow up to the workshop.

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI") recently published a letter to industry outlining the key findings from their thematic inspection (the "Thematic Inspection")

We have seen life settlements (in particular, relating to life policies insured on US citizens residing in the US) become an increasingly popular asset class.

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.

The CBI highlights the benefits and opportunities DLT and tokenisation presents for financial services...

Following publication by ESMA of its final guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs (the "ESMA Liquidity Guidelines")...

On 1 April 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a press release announcing that it has postponed the annual review of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)...

With governments seeking to raise additional tax revenues to plug budget deficits, tax authorities are seeking to introduce and apply general anti-avoidance (GAA) legislation.

Following on from a number of consultations published earlier this month, the developments in the sphere of EU sustainable finance continue with pace, with the European Commission (Commission)...

Areas covered in this quarterly update include;

The following are key dates and deadlines in Q3 / Q4 2025 along with possible impacts and action items arising for fund managers.

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

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI") has published, CP140, which seeks views from interested stakeholders on the CBI's proposed Cross Industry Guidance on Operational Resilience.

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

The Central Bank of Ireland has released its second biannual Financial Crime Bulletin, addressing critical developments in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, financial sanctions, fraud prevention, and market abuse. This comprehensive update examines Ireland's national risk assessment findings, AMLA's evolving regulatory framework, and the escalating threat of AI-driven fraud and scams targeting consumers and financial institutions.