The Central Bank of Ireland's revised Client Asset Requirements apply to credit institutions from 1 January 2024. The related Guidance (which broadly reflects the draft Guidance that was available on the Central Bank's website since June 2022) applies from the same date.

On 5 May 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its Feedback Statement to Consultation Paper 162 (CP162) together with a revised edition of the Alternative Investment Fund Rulebook (AIF Rulebook).

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 was published in the Official Journal on 22 December 2023. It contains the first set of EU sustainability reporting standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

On 21 November 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) announced that it had fined BlueSnap Payment Services Ireland Limited (the Firm) €324,240 for breaching requirements...

The Department of Finance in Ireland opened a public consultation on 22 November 2024 inviting submissions on the exercise of certain national discretions in Directive (EU) 2024/927 ("AIFMD II").

When it was first introduced in 2015, the European Long-Term Investment Fund ("ELTIF") was a turning point for alternative investment fund ("AIF") management.

Welcome to the January 2025 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.

Earlier today, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published the awaited translations in all official EU languages of its Guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related...

Welcome to the October 2024 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.

On 18 July 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its latest discussion paper entitled "An approach to macroprudential policy for investment funds" (the "Paper").

Private assets are generally understood to mean non-publicly traded assets and include, for example, private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate.

On 5 May 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) finalised its comprehensive updates and enhancements to Ireland’s regulatory framework for alternative investment funds (“AIFs”), including removing...

Today, 9 September 2025, the Central Bank published its highly anticipated consultation paper on proposed updates to the AIF Rulebook ("CP162").

The Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") recently published its consultation paper CP 162, marking a significant step forward for Ireland's regulated...

Ireland is regarded as a key strategic location by the world's investment funds industry. Investment funds established in Ireland are sold in 90 countries across...

New notification templates for cross-border services and registrations for both AIFMs and UCITS were included in regulations published in the Official Journal on 25 March 2024.

Brickfield's Working Guide to Fund Finance is a "how to" publication aimed at lenders, lawyers, fund professionals and brokers seeking a comprehensive treatise on the fundamentals of fund finance...

This third instalment of our AIFMD II 101 series focuses on the changes for fund management companies in respect of delegation, authorisation...

On 20 July 2023, the European Parliament, Council of the EU and the European Commission ("Commission") announced their provisionally agreed position on proposed amendments to the UCITS Directive...

On 5 May 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland published its Feedback Statement to its Consultation Paper 162 (referred to as “CP 162”), together with a revised AIF Rulebook which comprehensively updates and enhances Ireland’s regulatory framework for alternative investment funds.