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WP29 publishes guidance on transparency

Dec 2017

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On 12 December, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published its Guidelines on Transparency.

CBI Statement on Variation Margin requirements for physically settled FX forward contracts

Dec 2017

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The CBI issued a statement setting out their intended response to the requirement for financial counterparties to exchange mandatory variation margin (VM) for physically-settled FX forwards from 3 January 2018

Central Bank – Anti-Money Laundering Bulletin on Discontinuance of Business Relationship – Section 33 (8) CJA

Dec 2017

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published an Anti-Money Laundering Bulletin addressing Section 33(8) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 (CJA). The Bulletin outlines the types...

Political agreement reached on 5AMLD

Dec 2017

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The European Commission issued a press release which includes a factsheet and which states that the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on the...

New Bill to tackle uncertain working conditions – an end to zero hours?

Dec 2017

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On 7 December 2017 the Government published the long awaited Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017. The Bill is designed to tackle some of the difficulties caused by the increasing casualisation of work and...

Mediation Act 2017

Dec 2017

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This Act will come into force from 1 January 2018 and will increase obligations to consider mediation for dispute resolution.

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 to come into force on 1 January 2018

Dec 2017

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The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 which amalgamates the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Authority into an Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is due...

Court ordered defendant to make data access request in aid of discovery

Dec 2017

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In Susquehanna International Group Ltd v Needham [2017] IEHC 706, Baker J in the High Court considered the novel question of whether a court should order a person to make discovery of...

UK Corporate Governance Code undergoes a review

Dec 2017

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The UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) is undergoing a review by the Financial Regulatory Council (FRC) in the UK. A consultation process was announced by the FRC on 5 December,...

Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral Nov 2017

Dec 2017

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This month alert warnings have been issued by ESMA on the high risks associated with initial coin offerings while in Ireland the Central Bank has consulted on the rules concerning...

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WP29 publishes guidance on transparency

CBI Statement on Variation Margin requirements for physically settled FX forward contracts

Central Bank – Anti-Money Laundering Bulletin on Discontinuance of Business Relationship – Section 33 (8) CJA

Political agreement reached on 5AMLD

New Bill to tackle uncertain working conditions – an end to zero hours?

Mediation Act 2017

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 to come into force on 1 January 2018

Court ordered defendant to make data access request in aid of discovery

UK Corporate Governance Code undergoes a review

Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral Nov 2017