Central Bank moves to self-certification for most UCITS using financial indices Oct 2018 article The Central Bank has introduced changes to the self-certification process for most UCITS using financial indices READ MORE
How to handle “moonlighting” employees Oct 2018 article A recent decision by the Workplace Relations Commission (the WRC) offers practical guidance to employers addressing a situation where an employee is "moonlighting". While moonlighting can be attractive to employees... READ MORE
Amendments made to Non-Financial and Diversity Disclosure Obligations, affecting directors of some large companies Oct 2018 article New regulations, (the Amending Regulations) have recently been made by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. These amend the EU (Disclosure of Non-Financial and Diversity Information by Certain Large... READ MORE
Increase in Ireland’s Betting Tax Oct 2018 article Irish betting tax increasing from 1% to 2% of turnover READ MORE
Merger control changes in Ireland Oct 2018 article While the proposed changes to the Irish merger control thresholds would reduce the number of mergers notified in Ireland, the impact of Irish merger control will continue to be felt... READ MORE
The Irish Fintech Ecosystem Oct 2018 Article Maria McElhinney, Partner in A&L Goodbody's Finance Department New York, provides an overview as to why Ireland is one of the top global FinTech players. READ MORE
Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral September 2018 Oct 2018 article On the domestic front the CBI has issued a Notice of Intention to amend both the CBI Prospectus Handbook & the CBI Transparency Guidelines. The CBI has also published issue 13 of... READ MORE
Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Investment Firms September 2018 Oct 2018 article On the domestic front key developments include the CBI's publication of reporting requirements for MiFID investment firms & the Investment Undertaking Electronic Account Filing Requirements Regulations 2018 have been published in the... READ MORE
Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Insurance September 2018 Oct 2018 article On the Domestic front the Minister for Justice and Equality signed a Commencement Order for Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017, the CBI published the September edition of... READ MORE
Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Funds September 2018 Oct 2018 article Domestically, this month CBI announced increased flexibility in ETF share classes & retention of daily portfolio disclosure requirement & the CBI announced the deadlines for receipt of applications. Over in Europe, this... READ MORE
