Oct 2020

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AIFMD consultation, Benchmarks and LIBOR, ESMA work programme, ESG, MMFs, MiFID II third-country regime, Market Abuse.

Oct 2020

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Deadlines, CP86, F&P, liquidity, CBI speeches, CBI markets updates/ research, AML, CBI levies.

Oct 2020

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Q&A of the month. What are the implications for investment funds marketed in the UK in light of the Financial Conduct Authority's temporary permissions regime?

Oct 2020

Article

What is the ECN+ Directive? It is Directive (EU) 2019/1. It was signed into law on 11 December 2018 and was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 14 January 2019.

Oct 2020

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On 4 September 2020, the High Court dismissed procurement proceedings brought against Kildare County Council's (KCC) relating to its decision to eliminate a bidder from a tender competition for failure to submit a quality submission and proposing abnormally high and low rates.

Oct 2020

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A look at the options available to Irish aircraft leasing companies facing distress as a result of COVID-19 and examine the legal and tax implications of formal and informal debt restructuring processes.

Oct 2020

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The Bulletin sets out the outcomes from a recent series of inspections and outlines the Central Bank's current regulatory expectations in relation to transaction monitoring. The key aspects of the Central Bank's observations in this regard are discussed below. Notable outcomes from inspections Interconnectivity of requirements The Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering Division identified fail

Oct 2020

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A number of new additions to the Central Bank's list of pre-approval controlled functions will require action from affected financial services providers before 16 November 2020.

Oct 2020

Article

In Dempsey v An Bord Pleanala1, the question arose as to whether the High Court (the Court) retained a discretion to rule on the validity of a planning permission which had been challenged, notwithstanding the parties' agreement to settle the case.

Oct 2020

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic required an urgent and unprecedented response from the government in an attempt to safeguard the healthcare service and to protect the economic wellbeing of the country. The government implemented monetary aid schemes to alleviate financial stress on individuals and businesses and in order to access resources quickly, the government decided to award...