PRIIPs Regulation: 2019 update Mar 2019 publication At the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 there were a number of proposed updates to the PRIIPs regulations. The net result is that a comprehensive review of the PRIIPs Delegated... READ MORE
Does your Irish fund need a PRIIP KID? Mar 2019 publication This publication contains a summary of the EU Regulation on Packaged Retain and Insurance-based Investment Products (EU 1286/2014) the PRIIPs Regulation which was effective on 1 January 2018. READ MORE
Update: Battery Storage opportunities for Ireland 2019 – procurement process commences Mar 2019 article The procurement process has commenced for an opportunity for up to 140MW of new high availability technology (envisaged to primarily comprise battery storage) to be contracted with EirGrid by September 2019.... READ MORE
Brexit: where are we now? (continued) Mar 2019 article We always said that the Brexit negotiations would go to the wire despite there being a two-year timeline. The Strasbourg meeting on the night of Monday, 11 March, when the UK... READ MORE
Potential pitfalls in “no-fault” dismissals – recent insights from the High Court Mar 2019 article If at first you don't succeed…dismiss again? A recent application before the High Court to prevent the dismissal of a senior employee, fired for allegedly making an offensive comment... READ MORE
Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral February 2019 Mar 2019 article On the domestic front, Director General of the CBI, Derville Rowland gave a speech in UCD on the lack gender diversity at senior management in the financial services industry. On... READ MORE
Financial Service Regulation and Compliance - Insurance February 2019 Mar 2019 article On the domestic front, it was a relatively busy month. The Government published the Brexit Omnibus Bill, the Deputy Governor of CBI presented a speech at the CBI Insurance Conference... READ MORE
Financial Service Regulation and Compliance - Investment Firms February 2019 Mar 2019 article There are no updates on the domestic side. However, from a European perspective, it has been a relatively busy month with ESMA publishing updates to its Q&As on the... READ MORE
Financial Service Regulation and Compliance - Funds February 2019 Mar 2019 article On the domestic front, the CBI has issued a Notice of Intention in relation to the location requirement for directors and designated persons of Irish Fund Management Companies; From a... READ MORE
Financial Service Regulation and Compliance - Banking February 2019 Mar 2019 article On the domestic front, the CBI published the penultimate update on the Tracker Mortgage Examination; Derville Rowland, Director General, Financial Conduct of the CBI gave a speech on behaviour and... READ MORE