Domestically, the CBI publishes its Q3 insurance newsletter. At European level, EIOPA publishes technical information updates regarding RFR and equity capital charge for Solvency II.
FinanceDomestically, the CBI consults on the UCITS Regulations and the AIF Rulebook. At European level, the ESAs publishes report on PAI disclosures under the SFDR.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDomestically, the CBI calls for applications for its second ‘Innovation Sandbox Programme’. At European level, the EBA publishes final ITS on framework for reporting MREL under BRRD and launches its 2025 EU-wide transparency exercise.
FinanceThe European Parliament vote against proposed amendments to CSRD and CSDDD reveals deep political divisions at a time when governments are demanding speedy reform.
Corporate & M&AEuropean Commission considers 115 Level 2 acts under various EU financial services Directives and Regulations to be “non-essential” for the effective functioning of those Level 1 acts and the achievement of EU policy objectives.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryAfter weeks of speculation that the Regulation on deforestation-free products was about to be delayed for a further year, a proposal for a regulation amending the Regulation was published by the European Commission on 21 October 2025.
ESG & SustainabilityThe CJEU’s Lastre ruling confirms that asymmetric jurisdiction clauses are, in principle, valid under the Recast Brussels Regulation, once they designate courts of EU Member States or Lugano Convention states.
KnowledgeESMA Work Programme, SIU, SFDR, delay to some level 2 financial services legislation, T+1 and CSDR.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDeadlines, CBI speech, Funds Sector 2030, Budget for 2026, AML.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe new exemption, once enacted, will apply to relevant distributions made on or after 1 January 2026.
TaxIn the fourth and final part of our ESG research report series, we focus on ESG due diligence in the context of corporate and M&A transactions, including key questions corporate Ireland should ask to understand the ESG risks their businesses and business partners face.
Corporate & M&AOn 14 October 2025, the European Commission fined Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over €157m for engaging in illegal resale price maintenance.
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