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    Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments – March 2024

    Deadlines, ELTIFs, CBI priorities, CBI spotlight on financial crime, CBI markets updates, Consumer Protection Code, and Fitness & Probity review.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    FDI Screening notification regime to commence in the first week of September 2024

    The new Irish FDI screening regime will commence in the first week of September 2024.

    EU, Competition & Procurement
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Cross Sectoral and Other February 2024

    Domestically, the CBI publishes Governor’s financial regulation priorities letter and its new regulatory and supervisory outlook. At European level, Council publishes the text of political agreement on AMLD6, the AML Regulation and the AMLA Regulation.

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Insurance February 2024

    Domestically, the CBI has published a checklist for change of business notifications. At European level, EIOPA has published shocked risk-free interest rate term structures and the Commission has published RTS on for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting.

    Finance
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Funds February 2024

    Domestically, the CBI has published its financial regulation priorities for 2024 and is adjusting its submission procedures for fund authorisations. At European level, the European Commission will run a targeted consultation on macroprudential policies for NBFIs in 2024.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
  • Article

    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Investment Firms February 2024

    Domestically, the CBI published its Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report for 2024 with a specific MiFID investment firm sectoral focus. At European level, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf spoke at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Banking and Payments February 2024

    Domestically, the Department of Finance publishes its responses to the public consultation on the future of the bank levy. At European level, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness provides remarks on IBAN discrimination.

    Finance
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    Striking a Balance: How to handle requests for flexible and remote working

    The eagerly anticipated Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Rights to Request Flexible Working and Remote Working was recently published.

    Employment
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    ELTIF 2.0 and the Central Bank of Ireland’s authorisation process

    The Central Bank of Ireland has published its new ELTIF chapter in its AIF Rulebook to support the establishment of European long-term investment funds in Ireland under the enhanced ELTIF 2.0 regime.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    Launch of the Central Bank’s consultation on the revised Consumer Protection Code

    The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a consultation paper on its review of the Consumer Protection Code 2012, together with two sets of draft Regulations, which will replace the Code once finalised, and two Guidance documents.

    Financial Regulation
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    Central Bank confirms its regulatory and supervisory priorities for 2024

    On 29 February, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its new Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report 2024 (Outlook Report), together with a letter from Governor Makhlouf to the Minister for Finance .

    Financial Regulation
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    Article 12g of EU Council Regulation 833/2014 ‘No Russia’ Clauses

    The European Commission issued its FAQ Guidance on the ‘No Russia’ clause that has been in effect since 19 December 2023.

    Aviation & Transport Finance