The core objectives of Payment Services Directive (PSD2) included enhancing the security of payments and limiting fraudulent transactions. In this regard, the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication ...
FinanceCentral Bank Deadlines for Pre-Christmas/Year-End Applications 2019
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Central Bank published the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Guidelines for the Financial Sector (the Guidelines) on 6 September 2019. The Guidelines replace the previous Guidelines which had...
Asset Management & Investment FundsDomestic News – This month, the CBI published its annual pre-Budget letter to the Minister for Finance, as well as the Quarterly Financial Accounts for Q1 2019.
Financial RegulationDomestic News – This month, Central Bank of Ireland (the CBI) appointed a new Chief Information Officer and Director of Insurance Supervision.
Financial RegulationDomestic News – This month, the Central Bank published its Investment Fund Statistics for Q2 2019.
Financial RegulationDomestic News – This month, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a financial stability note on Brexit and its Regulatory Service Standards Performance Report for the first half of 2019, as...
FinanceDomestic News - This month the Central Bank issued a reminder to funds in relation to Brexit preparedness and commenced phase two of its assessment of the implementation of CP86....
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn 10 September 2019, the new European Commission President-Designate, Ursula von der Leyen, was widely expected to nominate the new - and 13th - European Commissioner for Competition Policy.
BrexitThe UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has amended its guidance on the time limit for responding to a subject access request (SAR).
GDPRIn N v Royal Bank of Scotland, the English High Court held that a bank was not in breach of contract for closing a customer's account without notice in circumstances...
FinanceIn Promontoria (Aran) Ltd v Sheehy [2019] IEHC 613, the High Court ordered discovery of documents revealing the price paid by the plaintiff to Ulster Bank for loans allegedly made to the...
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