EU Retail Investment Strategy, UK OFR and TMPR extension, macroprudential policies for NBFI, leveraged AIFs, ESMA TRV, sustainable finance impact investing, ESMA warning for people posting investment recommendation on social media.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDeadlines, CBI markets update, fund authorisation process, materiality threshold for PCF-16.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDomestically, Fitness and Probity ‘Certification Regulations’ published. At European level, EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks and publishes list of consultations due to commence in 2024.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryAt European level, ESMA publishes updated opinion on pre-trade transparency waivers for equity and non-equity instruments, coordinates supervisory activities on MiFID II pre-trade controls with NCAs and remarkable resilience of financial markets in a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDomestically, CBI Financial Statements for Insurance Compensation Fund published. At European level, EIOPA analyses internal models for non-life underwriting.
FinanceDomestically, ELTIF 2.0. 24-hour authorisation will apply to “Qualifying Investor” ELTIFs in Ireland. At European level, ESMA reports on Alternative Investment Funds 2023.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDomestically, client asset requirements become applicable to credit institutions. At European level, ECB to conduct cyber-resilience stress testing this year.
FinanceThis review examines the merger control practice of the CCPC under Part 3 of the 2002 Act during 2023 and is based on information available at the date of publication.
EU, Competition & ProcurementWe have written extensively on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (the Reporting Directive), most recently here.
Corporate & M&AWhat is typically called ‘climate litigation’ is an increasing fact of life for corporates as well as state bodies in many jurisdictions. Individuals, investors and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have sought orders requiring specific actions, targets and policies to be taken or adopted by governments, regulators and/or corporates.
Corporate & M&AThis report highlights key time periods and trends in Irish merger control in 2023 and also looks ahead to anticipated developments in 2024.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Ireland chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide to Gaming Law provides an overview of the trends and developments in the gaming industry in Ireland
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