The extension of the Passport is subject to the acceptance by European Parliament, Council and Commission of positive advices from the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA").

Under the GDPR, data controllers and data processors are only permitted to transfer personal data outside of the EEA in accordance with one of the safeguards under Chapter V of the GDPR.

The majority of the provisions of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (the "Act") have been commenced, effective 1 September 2020.

This is the second article in our three part update series and deals with the maintenance and loss of a claim of litigation privilege in subsequent proceedings.

On 15 November 2016, the Department of Finance (the "Department") published the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 (the "AML Regulations")...

The Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 was passed through Dáil Eireann on 22 March 2017. The

The Corporate Enforcement Authority ("CEA") has been established with effect from 7 July 2022, following the commencement of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (the "2021 Act") ...

A MMF is a type of mutual fund that invests in short term assets such as money market instruments issued by credit institutions, governments or corporations (e.g. treasury bills, commercial paper and certificates of deposit).

On 14 December 2015, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its programme of themed inspections (the "Programme"), reflecting its supervisory priorities for 2016 and anticipating areas of emerging risk.

On 5 May 2015, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published Consultation Paper 94 on Corporate Governance Requirements for Investment Firms (the "Consultation Paper").

On 7 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published a revised version of its AIFMD Questions & Answers (Q&A).

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The Financial Regulator issued a revised policy note on October 5, 2007 in relation to physical short selling by UCITS.

On 4 November 2021, the EBA1 published a consultation paper on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Initial Margin Model Validation (IMMV)

On the 9th of February 2015, the Central Bank of Ireland published its statement of enforcement priorities for 2015.

The European Commission (the Commission) has announced a targeted consultation seeking input from fund managers with a view to developing a more dynamic...

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Alternative finance continues to be a developing sphere in the Irish lending market. Crowdfunding is an area of increasing interest, with Ireland's first equity crowdfunding platform ...

On 10 November 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland issued a ‘Dear CEO' letter setting out its findings arising from a thematic inspection of investment firms' compliance with the MiFID II best execution requirements.