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Unlike fund structures such as the investment company with variable capital or the ICAV (Irish collective asset-management vehicle)...

The Central Bank of Ireland has announced the establishment of a dedicated Fitness and Probity Unit, which will be staffed by existing experienced Central Bank...

The Irish Government has advised that the tax treatment of Irish property funds may face further changes later this year.

The Irish Stock Exchange ("ISE") has with effect from Monday 4 April 2016, expanded the Global Exchange Market ("GEM"), an exchange regulated market to include listing of investment funds.

Overall, the market outlook for the fund finance industry in 2026 is optimistic. It was a pleasure to connect with industry colleagues (old and new) and discuss the trends, challenges and developments we are seeing in the fund finance market.

For insights on the key legal and regulatory developments we expect to see during October in areas such as retail banking and consumer protection, finance-related ESG, sanctions, securitisation, NPLs, financial regulation and insurance.

On 19 October 2022, we updated clients on the commencement of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022's (the "Bill") journey through the Dáil. In this Insight,...

Arthur Cox have prepared a visual guide to the impact of MiFID II on the MiFID conduct of business regime in Ireland.

The 1 January 2023 deadline for the introduction of the PRIIPs Key Information Document is looming, and it is anticipated that most UCITS will move to preparing the PRIIPs KID.

A further step has been taken towards finalising the draft Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021 with the publication, by the Joint Committee on Finance...

Insurance Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update: 1 July 2023 - 30 September 2023

In a further step to strengthen the growing ties between the Irish funds industry and Japanese asset managers, the IFIA has held a seminar in Tokyo.

The Irish hedge fund industry has welcomed a law passed by the Irish government on 18 December which will make re-domiciliation of funds to Ireland simpler and more efficient.

The Central Bank of Ireland has announced that Qualified Investor Alternative Investment Funds are to be permitted to engage in loan origination.

Since the Irish funds industry started, a high proportion of funds have been established as UCITS (which is why asset levels in Irish UCITS are significantly higher than in Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds ("QIAIFs")). However, there has been a surge in the launches of alternative products in the last five or six years with the QIAIF being the most popular product for new launches.

The announcement in Budget 2013 that Ireland is to provide for the establishment of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") is welcome news for the Irish property industry and for investors from Ireland and overseas.

The Irish Government has published the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020.