VideoWalkers Sponsors Aviation Awards 2019 In Dublin (Video)Walkers was delighted to sponsor the Aviation Industry Awards 2019 which took place on Friday, 12 July in Dublin.IrelandTransportWalkers
ArticleThematic Inspection Of Performance Fees Announced By The Central BankThe Central Bank has been in contact with Irish fund industry members to inform them of a planned thematic inspection which will be the first to be undertaken by the recently established Securities...IrelandWealth ManagementDillon Eustace
ArticleCSDR Update: Collection And Distribution Of Cash Penalties SimplifiedThe existing regulatory technical standards (RTS) on settlement discipline under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR)...European UnionCorporate/Commercial LawArthur Cox
ArticleAnti-Money Laundering - Risk Factor Guidelines To Be Revised - Consultation OpenThe EBA cites changes in the legislative framework and the emergence of new risks as reasons for the review. European UnionGovernment, Public SectorDillon Eustace
ArticleNational Perspective Considered By France In Imposition Of Financial Transaction TaxThe focus of attention concerning the possible introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) has turned again to Nicolas Sarkozy following the French President’s insistence that he would seek to introduce the tax on unilateral national basis. European UnionTaxMatheson
ArticleMiCA And Recast Transfer Of Funds Regulation Published In Official JournalFollowing our recent update (MiCA and Transfers of Funds Regulation finalised), both the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)...European UnionTechnologyArthur Cox
ArticleKey Features Of An Irish ELTIFEuropean long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) are the only type of funds dedicated to long-term investments that can be distributed across borders in the EU to both professional and retail investors.European UnionWealth ManagementDillon Eustace
ArticleCredit Reporting Update: Vol 2/2016In our February 2016 Credit Reporting Update, we summarised the Central Bank's plans to phase in credit reporting for its new Central Credit Register (the Register) based on the Feedback Statement published by the Central Bank on 11 February 2016. IrelandConsumer ProtectionArthur Cox
ArticleHorizon Scanner Finance December 2025 - Irish DevelopmentsMember States were required to adopt national transposing legislation relating to the revised Consumer Credit Directive...IrelandConsumer ProtectionArthur Cox
ArticleLandmark Consumer Representative Actions Bill PublishedThe much-anticipated Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023Opens in new window was published today. The purpose of the bill is to transpose...IrelandConsumer ProtectionMatheson
ArticleRetail Credit FirmsThe Minister for Finance has announced Government approval to draft legislation to provide that all firms which offer personal contract plan ("PCP"), IrelandConsumer ProtectionMatheson
ArticleCayman Publishes Two Laws On Pathway To AIFMD EquivalencyAs a formal step towards achieving European passport-ability for Cayman Funds, the Government of the Cayman Islands have now gazetted the laws (the "Laws")IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawDillon Eustace
ArticleEstablishing An Alternative Investment Fund Manager In Ireland - The Board, Designated Persons And Managerial FunctionsThe board of an AIFM must comprise of at least two Irish resident directors, of which one must be independent, and one director from the promoter organisation.IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawArthur Cox
ArticleIncreased Flexibility For Irish Loan Origination FundsThe Central Bank of Ireland has announced positive changes to the rules applicable to Irish authorised Loan Origination Funds which increase the range of investments a LO Fund may make...IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawWalkers
ArticlePrivate Equity Ireland – Investment Limited Partnership ReformThe funds industry has long been a major contributor to the Irish economy.IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawWalkers
ArticleSEC Action Reaffirms Focus On Affiliated TransactionsA recent SEC action against a US investment advisor for manipulating an auction of commercial real estate assets on behalf of one client at the expense of another highlights IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawMaples Group
