EU & International. ESMA updates AIFMD and UCITS Q&As (on depositary functions), ESMA consultation on SFTR reporting, ESMA newsletter, AML/ CFT.
Asset Management & Investment FundsIrish Practice. Central Bank Markets Update, Central Bank Levies, Thematic Review of UCITS Performance Fees, Central Bank Speeches, Brexit and TPR.
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn 17 June 2019, the Government published its Climate Action Plan 2019 . The Climate Action Plan sets out a cross-sector suite of objectives and actions aimed at reducing Ireland's carbon emissions.
Energy & Natural ResourcesWhat changes did the 2019 Central Bank UCITS Regulations make to the UCITS regime?
Asset Management & Investment FundsUpdates to the Central Bank UCITS Regulations were published by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) on 6 June 2019. This follows CBI consultation CP119 which proposed amendments to the Central Bank UCITS Regulations.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe ESMA UCITS Q&A updated on 29 March 2019 clarifies benchmark and past performance disclosure obligations in UCITS KIIDs....
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) completed its review of China Bond Connect and from 21 March 2019 Irish UCITS and AIFs may use Bond Connect. Bond Connect is designed to provide international investors with access to the China bond market.
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn a further milestone for the holiday pay saga, the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal handed down its judgment of the appeal of the Industrial Tribunal decision in Alexander Agnew and Others v Chief Constable for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, effectively dismissing the appeal on all grounds and upholding the Tribunal's decision.
BelfastIreland has a unique position in the midst of the Brexit debate. Logistically for employers, Brexit has the potential to cause huge issues, particularly where employees' roles require frequent travel across the EU. We have set out the top five issues that Irish employers will face after Brexit
BrexitThe Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 will come into operation on 18 June 2019. The new regulations, when in effect, will amend the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. In Northern Ireland, the regulations will transpose, in part, the radiological emergency preparedness and response re
Environmental & Planning BelfastGrievance procedures sometimes take a back seat for employers compared to disciplinary matters and urgent HR issues. However, failure to address grievances in a timely and thorough manner can expose employers to significant financial and reputational risk.
BelfastIn Tír Na N-Óg Projects (Ireland) Ltd v P.J. O'Driscoll & Sons [2019] IECA 154, Peart J, for the Court of Appeal, found that the applicant's failure to institute judicial proceedings to obtain a default planning permission within the prescribed time limit was the prima facie cause of the respondent's inability to satisfy a future costs order. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High...
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