As Ireland enters the final weeks of its term, we look at some of the latest developments made in advancing the competitiveness and security objectives set out in its Presidency Programme.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Central Bank of Ireland recently published a letter it sent to CEOs and company secretaries of certain equity issuers.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryThe Media Regulation Bill 2026 is proceeding through the Irish legislature and is currently at Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann.
EU, Competition & ProcurementAround 10am on 6 October 2026, the sound was heard on hundreds of phones across the UK, which signalled the latest addition to a growing list of high-profile cyber incidents.
BelfastFirst published in Financier Worldwide – Responsible Business WorldWatch 2026.
ESG & SustainabilityCCPs tokenised collateral, ESMA guidance impact and climate claims, ESMA report on sanctions/measures, ESAs supervisory priorities.
Asset Management & Investment FundsCompliance deadlines and key dates, CBI consultation on cross sector guidance on managing third party and outsourcing risk, CBI year-end deadlines, CBI speech, AML and beneficial ownership.
Asset Management & Investment FundsFinance (No. 2) Bill, published on 19 October 2026, contains the legislative framework for the operation of Ireland’s new special investment accounts, referred to as ‘Individual Investment Accounts’.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryArtificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving from a workplace tool into a digital colleague. Read more.
BelfastThe UK voted ten years ago on 23 June 2016 to leave the European Union.
BrexitThe Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026 has now passed all stages of the Oireachtas and is expected to be signed by the President imminently.
EmploymentThe Department for Economy and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have today published a joint consultation on a Biomethane Strategy and Policy Framework for Northern Ireland.
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