Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Investment Firms May 2015 Article Central Bank publishes Consultation Paper on Corporate Governance Requirements for Investment Firms. READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Banking May 2015 Article The Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) has published guidance and forms for monthly data required to be provided by monetary financial institutions (MFIs). READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Insurance May 2015 Article The Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) has recently published additional Solvency II Information Notes. The first of these, Note 4, outlines its approach to applications for approvals regarding undertaking-specific parameters ... READ MORE
MMF Regulation May 2015 Article On 29 April 2015, the European Parliament agreed its position on MMF reform following a plenary vote. READ MORE
CJEU considers an allegedly unfair contractual term in an insurance contract May 2015 Article In Jean-Claude Van Hove v CNP Assurances SA (Case C-96/14) the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considered Article 4(2) of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive 93/13/EEC ... READ MORE
Companies Act 2014 - Key potential side effects for Irish insurers and reinsurers May 2015 Article Most of the provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (the Act) are expected to be commenced on 1 June 2015. READ MORE
Defendant failed to show that there was no negligence in signing loan facility May 2015 Article In AIB v Higgins & ors [2015] IECA 23, the Court of Appeal considered the necessary elements of the defence of 'non est factum'. Generally speaking if a person signs a document they... READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments Apr 2015 Article On the International Front, we look at the AIFMD Delegated Regulation, ELTIFs, the SFT Regulation, the Benchmark Regulation, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Wire Transfer Regulation. READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments Apr 2015 Article On the Domestic Front, we look at a Capital Markets Union Consultation, ISE changes and Connected Party Transactions. READ MORE
The Woolworths Case - Employers can pick and don’t have to mix Apr 2015 Article The eagerly awaited judgment in the Woolworths and Ethel Austin cases has been handed down today by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ). READ MORE