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The Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") has published its response to the Law Reform Commission's ("LRC") Issues Paper on "Regulatory Enforcement and Corporate Offences" (which can be found here).

The Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018 has recently been proposed which will require providers of hire purchase credit and other similar loans for the purchase of goods or services...

Under Directive 2009/65/EC (the "UCITS Directive"), relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities ("UCITS"), a UCITS management company ("UCITS ManCo") means a company whose...

Ireland's ESAP Implementing Regulations: Key Obligations and commencement Dates...

With effect from 1 December, the Central Bank of Ireland has stepped in line with most other European regulatory authorities in applying a new "authorisation" levy which will now be imposed on every Irish domiciled...

On 12 May 2023, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions ("IOSCO") published Good Practices Relating to the Implementation of the IOSCO Principles for Exchange Traded Funds Final Report...

The announcement by Green REIT plc ("Green REIT") that it has initiated a process for the sale of the company, or its portfolio of assets, will attract interest from investors across Europe and the globe.

LO-QIAIFs can issue loans, participate in loans, invest in debt / credit instruments and participate in lending and operations relating thereto, including investing in debt and equity securities...

In a letter dated 1 October 2025, the European Commission has announced that it will not adopt any non-essential Level 2 acts in respect of AIFMD II or the UCITS review, before 1 October 2027 at the earliest.

The application window for EU Member States to submit applications to host AMLA, the planned new EU AML/CFT agency, closes this Friday 10 November.

The Central Bank notes the challenges of adhering to statutory and regulatory requirements in this area and states that its approach will evolve and will be kept under review.

A recent High Court judgement delivered by Ms. Justice Ní Faifeartaigh considered the question as to whether a lending bank had a contractual right to appoint a receiver over secured property without prior demand...

Certain Financial Institutions in Ireland are obliged to file both Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (‘FATCA') and Common Reporting Standard (‘CRS') reports by 30 June 2021 with Revenue.

The Capital Markets Union-related package of measures put forward by the European Commission yesterday included, as expected, proposals for targeted updates to EMIR.

On 5 December 2019 the European Supervisory Authorities (ESMA, EIOPA and the EBA, the "ESAs") published a final report and draft Regulatory Technical Standards ("RTS") ...

On 5 February 2024, the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a new regulation on ESG rating activities with the aim of boosting investor confidence in sustainable products.

On 25 November 2020, ESMA issued a public statement on the impact of the end of the Brexit transition period on the trading obligation for derivatives.