Legal Updates & Insights

Dec 2018

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The Council of the EU adopted the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers...

Dec 2018

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The Central Bank has just launched a consultation exercise relating to new draft AML/CTF Guidelines for the Financial Sector. Regulated businesses are invited to give feedback on the draft...

Dec 2018

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The proposed acquisition by Enva (Exponent Private Equity LLP, through Enva Irish Opco Limited) of the Rilta Group will only be permitted by Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") Â...

Dec 2018

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ESG refinements to UCITS & AIFMD regimes, Cross-border AIF and UCITS distribution, PRIIPs KID, MMFs, Distance Marketing Directive, Brexit, AML/ CFT/ Corruption.

Dec 2018

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Deadlines, Markets Update, Actively managed UCITS, CBI Additional Supervisory Levy for Asset Management Firms, Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill, Data processing requiring a DPIA, UK TPR.

Dec 2018

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CRO filing of accounts by AIF investment companies and UCITS investment companies.

Dec 2018

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Anne Hegarty's appearance on this year's I'm a Celebrity has provided a valuable and sympathetic insight into autism...

Dec 2018

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On the domestic front the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018 was enacted and the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018 was passed by Dáil Ã...

Dec 2018

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It has been a relatively quiet month for funds updates. On the domestic front the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a discussion paper on outsourcing activities in financial service...

Dec 2018

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On the domestic front the CBI Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published its financial stability note on Irish retail profitability spanning the past 15 years. On the European front it has...