Legal Updates & Insights

Sep 2020

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Irish Investment fund products can be constituted in various legal forms. A range of factors can influence the choice of legal vehicle, including tax treatment, risk spreading requirements, local market...

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the CBI has issued a number of publications: the COVID-19 and Business Interruption Insurance Supervisory Framework; a thematic assessment of diversity and inclusion in insurance firms; and the findings...

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the CBI has published guidance on reporting obligations for fund management companies of Irish Authorised Money Market Investment Funds; At European level, ESMA has announced that its guidelines on...

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 has come into effect, and the Cabinet has approved the publication of a Bill to transpose 5AMLD into Irish law; At European level,...

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the CBI has published issue 8 of its Markets Update for 2020 and has updated its COVID-19 Q&A for regulated financial service providers, with a focus on MiFID investment firms;...

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the CBI continues to update its COVID-19 Hub and has published updated customer profiles for the assessment of Section 149 notifications; At European level, the ESCB has published its responses...

Sep 2020

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) consultation paper EBA/CP/2020/07 sets out the particulars relating to reporting under the new Investment Firms Directive and Investment Firms Regulations (IFD/IFR). There are...

Sep 2020

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) consultation paper EBA/CP/2020/06 seeks submissions in respect of nine draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) related to the implementation of a new prudential regime for...

Sep 2020

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The European Banking Authority is consulting on the criteria for identifying material risk takers in investment firms as part of its implementation workplan on the Investment Firms Directive and Investment...

Sep 2020

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) is seeking responses to its consultation paper EBA/CP/2020/08 on variable remuneration for employees of investment firms. Interested parties have until 4 September 2020 to submit their...