New Bill Proposes Abolishing Compulsory Retirement Ages Mar 2017 Article A recently published Private Member's Bill (The Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016 ) aims to abolish compulsory retirement. READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Insurance Mar 2017 Article On the Domestic Front: Central Bank publishes letters to industry concerning life insurance pricing/reserving; The Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017 is making its way through the Oireachtas On the EU... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral Mar 2017 Article On the Domestic Front: Central Bank publishes Guidance for Completion of the AML Risk Evaluation Questionnaire; Central Bank publishes a Report on Findings of Thematic Fitness and Probity Inspections in... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Investment Firms Mar 2017 Article On the Domestic Front: Michael Hodson, Director of Asset Management Supervision in the Central Bank gives speech in relation to MiFID II On the EU Front: European Supervisory Authorities publish... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Funds Mar 2017 Article On the Domestic Front: Michael Hodson, Central Bank Director of Asset Management Supervision gives speech on fund management company effectiveness and Central Bank supervisory & thematic priorities. On the EU Front:... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Banking Mar 2017 Article On the Domestic Front: Central Bank publishes Policy Statement on variable remuneration for Irish Less Significant Institutions and CRD IV Investment Firms. On the EU Front: Regulatory technical standards supplementing... READ MORE
Senior Managers & Certification Regime: Additional Requirements to come into effect next week Mar 2017 Article In March 2016, a new regulatory framework came into force with the aim of increasing individual accountability within relevant authorised firms, namely: banks, building societies, credit unions, and PRA designated investment... READ MORE
Supreme Court confirms no recovery for non-pecuniary loss Feb 2017 Article In a recent case, Murray v Budds & ors [2017] IESC 4 the Supreme Court reviewed the law concerning recovery of damages for non-pecuniary loss (i.e. emotional distress) for breach of contract. READ MORE
Comparative advertising based on prices between shops of different formats and sizes may be unlawful Feb 2017 Article In Carrefour Hypermarchés SAS v ITM (Case C-562/15) the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled that comparative advertising based on prices of products sold in shops having... READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments Feb 2017 Article On the International Front we look at the EU Commission consultation on the Capital Markets Union Mid-Term Review; the ESMA supervisory convergence work programme for 2017... READ MORE