On 1 October this year, Dillon Eustace successfully obtained approval from the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") for the first re-domiciliation of an investment trust from the Cayman Islands to Ireland.

On Friday, 27 June 2014, the Irish Revenue Commissioners finalised the relevant Regulations with respect to FATCA.

On 6th September the Irish Minister of Finance announced proposed amending legislation to Section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act...

As readers will be aware, in July of last year ESMA issued three sectoral specific opinions in the areas of Investment Firms, Secondary Markets and Investment Management (the "Opinions").

Additionally, the Central Bank has requested receipt of a list of proposed QIAIFs for approval on a weekly basis from mid-November

The notification window for new registrations under the FCAs Temporary Permission Regime (TPR) closes on 30th January 2020.

The Sukuk is the Islamic equivalent of a conventional bond, which has been designed to be Shari'ah compliant in terms of its origination and subsequent trading.

Ireland, over the last quarter of a century has become a major hub for cross-border distribution.

The amendment also introduces an additional exemption from the provisions of the law for single family offices.

On March 25 2020 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) posted on their website, www.ccpc.ie, a joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on the...

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

For further information on any of the issues discussed in this publication please contact the related contact(s) on this page.

A majority of EU Member States apply various indirect taxes or parafiscal charges to cross-border life assurance transactions.

On 22 March 2019 the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (the "Regulations") were signed into law.

In our briefing paper of 11 September we explained that the European and Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) had issued guidelines for certain types of Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS), including UCITS Exchange- Traded Funds (ETFs), and other UCITS-related issues (ETF Guidelines).

Does a bank have any legal entitlements where its interest is noted on an insurance policy? The High Court in Allied Irish Banks PLC v Connors [2018] IEHC 382 has reviewed this question.

In a most welcome development, the Department of Expenditure and Reform has issued a Circular (17/2017 which is effective since 26 October 2017) which has the effect of obliging Government Departments...

In this three-part video series, Brian Kelliher, Cillian Bredin and Derbhil O'Riordan provide an overview of some of the key features of the Irish ELTIF, including its liquidity profile.

In this three-part video series, Brian Kelliher, Cillian Bredin and Derbhil O'Riordan provide an overview of some of the key features of the Irish ELTIF, including its liquidity profile.

Preparation of this Strategy closely follows on from the recently published National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing 2026 and its associated Priority Action Implementation Plan...