Matheson advised Bilkreditt 3 Limited on the securitisation of approximately 39,000 Norwegian auto loans originated by Santander Consumer Bank.

A key innovation under the Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") is the summary approval procedure ("SAP").

Effective 2 August 2016, the CBI have confirmed that the turnaround times assigned to the review of supplements will change.

The Irish government, in recognition of the underlying rationale for the exemption, in particular the avoidance of costly duplicative financial reporting, has, in the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017...

Ireland has now transposed the AIFMD II Directive into national law through the publication of two statutory instruments: the European Union (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026...

The European ETF market has grown significantly, with over $2 trillion in ETFs domiciled in Ireland alone. However, launching ETFs across Europe involves navigating a complex landscape of regulators, exchanges...

Following on from the common supervisory action ("CSA") on costs and fees in UCITS carried our during 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA")...

On 30 November 2012 the Central Bank published requirements relating to the business plans of UCITS self-managed investment companies.

On 18 February 2015, the EU Commission issued a consultation paper entitled "Building a Capital Markets Union".

The Euronext Green Bonds initiative is a dedicated area on the Euronext website where green bonds listed on all Euronext markets are consolidated onto one highly visible area.

With Brexit only a few weeks away and exit negotiations still ongoing between the EU and UK, debt issuers listed in London are considering their options in terms of their listing venue and the alternatives to a London listing post 29 March 2019.

On 19 December, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report setting out draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the amended European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation.

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") announced 11 December 2020 that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited ("EUI"), the central securities depository ("CSD")...

Among the unintended consequences of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union is that the CREST ...

The ESMA, the EU's securities markets regulator, confirms that the different elements of the new regime under the Securitisation Regulation will come into force on 23 September 2020.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 14 May 2025 establishing a framework for the mutual recognition...

On 19 March 2020 ESMA issued a public statement relating to the application of the Securities Finance Transactions Regulation ("SFTR") which it clarified on 26 March 2020.

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued its statement on the European common enforcement priorities for 2021 annual financial reports of listed companies...

Most of the Central Securities Depositary Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime has applied from 1 February 2022. We wrote in November last year about delay in the application...

Our ESG Advisory Group continues to closely monitor new developments concerning the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD").