In this article, we explore the introduction by the US of payments for whistleblowers in competition or antitrust law.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Central Bank of Ireland has launched a consultation on prohibition notices and implemented two new PCF roles relating to safeguarding.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryThe Good Jobs Bill signals a major shift towards regulated and worker focused employment practices in Northern Ireland. Read more.
BelfastIreland’s merger control regime was very active in 2025, with 90 notifications to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), up from 82 in 2024, illustrating significant M&A activity in Ireland. Read more.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Central Bank of Ireland has issued a new authorisation process note
Asset Management & Investment FundsA look back at the most consequential trends in competition law over the past year and a look forward to what dealmakers can expect in 2026.
BelfastLMT guidelines, UCITS/AIFMD Q&As, Retail Investment Strategy, ESMA risk-based supervision, EU venture/growth funds review, sustainability claims, CSRD/CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, CTBs, defence and sustainable finance, cross-border marketing, EMIR 3.0, AML/CFT/FS.
Asset Management & Investment FundsCBI roadmap to effective regulation and supervision, MiFID operational resilience thematic review, CBI CBDF passporting portal enhancement, CBI speech, CBI markets update.
Asset Management & Investment FundsA selection of what could happen during 2026 in the field of European Union competition law is summarised in this insight. Read more.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 20 January 2026, Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it is investigating suspected anticompetitive behaviour in the small/household electric appliances sector in Ireland.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 12 January 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland published the findings of a thematic assessment of operational resilience in the MiFID investment firm sector, focusing in particular on firms’ implementation of the Central Bank’s Cross Industry Guidance on Operational Resilience.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryFollowing a public consultation in 2025, Ireland’s Department of Finance has published the decisions of the Minister for Finance in relation to the national discretions in Directive 2024/1619 (CRD 6), which amended Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD 4).
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