The European Commission revises the public procurement thresholds every two years. The new thresholds, published on 18 December 2017, apply from 1 January 2018.
EU, Competition & ProcurementA look at the economic and legal effect of Brexit on EU competition law in Ireland.
BrexitThis article considers some of the key developments over the past year in Northern Ireland, and the wider UK, together with a tentative look at what 2018 may bring, with GDPR and Brexit looming large on the horizon.
Employment & Incentives BelfastFrom an International perspective we look at ESMA asset management sector priorities in 2018, ELTIFs and AML/CTF.
Asset Management & Investment FundsFrom a domestic perspective, we look at some compliance deadlines, Variation Margin requirements under EMIR, and a CBI AML/CTF bulletin.
Asset Management & Investment FundsAre non-UCITS which are not selling to EEA Retail Investors required to produce a PRIIPs KID?
Asset Management & Investment FundsA&L Goodbody has launched a new GDPR Ireland App. The App is an essential resource for businesses who will have to comply with increased data protection obligations under the GDPR.
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn 12 December, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published its Guidelines on Consent under the GDPR Consent is one of the lawful grounds on which personal data processing may be based.
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn 12 December, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published its Guidelines on Transparency.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe CBI issued a statement setting out their intended response to the requirement for financial counterparties to exchange mandatory variation margin (VM) for physically-settled FX forwards from 3 January 2018
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published an Anti-Money Laundering Bulletin addressing Section 33(8) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 (CJA). The Bulletin outlines the types of steps firms may take to comply with Section 33(8) (a) and (b) and separately addresses CDD measures in relation to new and existing customers.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe European Commission issued a press release which includes a factsheet and which states that the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on the proposed 5AMLD.
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