Sep 2020

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Proposed revisions to the European Banking Authority (EBA) Guidelines on internal governance (the EBA Guidelines) are currently under consultation.

Sep 2020

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New Money Laundering Bill 2020

Sep 2020

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In the second part of our coverage of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the Act), we consider amendments made to certain insolvency provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (the 2014 Act).

Sep 2020

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The European Union (EU) "Foreign Direct Investment Regulation" or "FDI Regulation" applies from 11 October 2020

Sep 2020

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Sometimes a wrongful act will not only damage a company, but also its creditors, employees, and shareholders. A doctrine known as the "reflective loss principle" limited the circumstances in which claims could be pursued by such parties for losses "reflecting" those suffered by the company (which could presumably pursue such a claim in its own right).

Sep 2020

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On 7 August 2020, the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman (FSPO) published volume 4 of its Digest of Legally Binding Decisions; this included 22 decisions which were issued between January 2020 and May 2020.

Sep 2020

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Sometimes a wrongful act will not only damage a company, but also its creditors, employees, and shareholders. A doctrine known as the "reflective loss principle" limited the circumstances in which claims could be pursued by such parties for losses "reflecting" those suffered by the company (which could presumably pursue such a claim in its own right).  

Sep 2020

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The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the Act) was commenced on 21 August 2020. The new measures derive, in part, from recommendations of the Company Law Review Group put forward in response to difficulties faced by Irish companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the CBI has issued a number of publications: the COVID-19 and Business Interruption Insurance Supervisory Framework; a thematic assessment of diversity and inclusion in insurance firms; and the findings of a thematic review of the Retail Intermediary Annual Return; At European level, EIOPA has launched its first Solvency II Single Rulebook

Sep 2020

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Domestically, the CBI has published guidance on reporting obligations for fund management companies of Irish Authorised Money Market Investment Funds; At European level, ESMA has announced that its guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMFR will be updated in 2020, and has made recommendations to the European Commission for the AIFMD and UCITS Directive