Mar 2020
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Domestically, the CBI issued a detailed UCITS liquidity questionnaire to certain Irish UCITS fund management companies and Irish UCITS for completion in March 2020; At European level ESMA published its Strategy...
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Domestically, Central Bank of Ireland Governor, Gabriel Makhlouf delivered a speech at the Financial Forum in Dublin in which he discussed the changes of the past decade and the potential...
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Domestically, the Central Bank has published its first edition of Questions and Answers on EMIR and has published a 'Dear CEO' letter on Securities Market Conduct Risk; At European level...
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Domestically, the Central Bank has delivered speeches on the topics of diversity at Board level and the role of Central Banks in shaping public policy; At European level the Central...
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A restricted share or “clog” arrangement provides a tax efficient means of rewarding employees who receive free or discounted shares from their employer. Normally, the value of the shares (or...
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Consideration of what employers need to do as the incidents of coronavirus (Covid-19A) appear across the world is fast changing and under constant review. Ireland is no different.
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The Department of Justice and Equality has published its Annual Report on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing for 2018 (the Report).
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The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR regulatory framework. The consultation will be open until 20 April 2020. Interested parties should note that...
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The European Union (Qualifying Partnerships: Accounting and Auditing) Regulations 2019 (the 2019 Regulations) have come into operation for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2020. These new requirements represent a significant increase...
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The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) last week published 25 Legally Binding Decisions, which were issued between January 2019 and January 2020 regarding tracker mortgage interest rates. In short, of the 25 complaints...
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