The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Cheque Cashing Offices) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) were signed into law by the Minister for Finance on 2 December 2019. The Regulations amend section 108A of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 to 2018 (the Acts)...
TechnologyThe three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) have published Joint Guidelines on cooperation and information exchange between competent authorities supervising credit and financial institutions (the Guidelines)...
TechnologyAlan Roberts, Partner and joint Head of A&L Goodbody's Environmental & Planning Group, recently provided the Irish contribution to the Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2019 guide
Environmental & PlanningA new regulation (the Regulation) to promote the use of SME growth markets has been published in the Official Journal and enters into force on 31 December 2019. The Regulation is designed to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access financing through public markets by reducing some of the administrative burdens and compliance costs faced by issuers on an SME growth...
TechnologyRight now, businesses in the UK and Ireland involved in large-scale mergers and acquisitions are able to notify their deals to the European Commission (EC) for free.
BrexitESG Regulations, UCITS supervisory sanctions, AIFMD Q&As, MAR suspicious transactions and order reports, EU CMU, Whistleblowing and AML/CTF.
Asset Management & Investment FundsCompliance deadlines and CBI Supervisory Priorities for 2020.
Asset Management & Investment Funds"The Twelve RBO Q&As of Christmas!"
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe provisions of the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (the Act), which was signed into law on 26 June 2019, were commenced on 2 December 2019...
TechnologyDomestically, there have been some developments, including the CBI's launch of a new guide to sanctions imposed under the Administrative Sanctions Procedure (ASP) for the financial services sector and the publication of the European Union (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2019, amending the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010...
Financial RegulationDomestically, CBI introduces enhanced measures to increase transparency of information provided to customers and conduct a review of differential pricing in the motor and home insurance industries; At European level, EIOPA publishes the second annual European Insurance Overview...
Financial RegulationDomestically, CBI Review of CP86 implementation- phase 3; At European level, ESMA speech on fund liquidity
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