Aug 2020

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The Q&A provides an overview of the Irish securitisation markets and legal regimes.

Aug 2020

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On 14 August 2020, the European Commission approved, under the EU State aid rules, a €2bn loan guarantee programme by Ireland to support businesses affected by COVID-19.

Aug 2020

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On 13 August 2020, the European Commission and the UK Government published the agenda for the seventh round of the UK-EU Future Relationship Agreement. This round will be held between 18 and 21 August 2020 in Brussels.

Aug 2020

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A group of 16 major European banks has announced the implementation phase of a new unified payment scheme and solution called the European Payments Initiative (EPI).

Aug 2020

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On 12 August 2020, Ireland's Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation published a press release about a meeting between: (a) the Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Companies Regulation, Robert Troy TD and (b) Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

Aug 2020

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Ireland's competition and consumer agency has just published its annual report. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission reviews the agency's activities during 2019.

Aug 2020

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The phrase "State Aid" is used every day in business. But the phrase has a technical meaning in European Union law. So what does the concept mean in EU law?

Aug 2020

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Ireland’s government has said it will empower the country’s antitrust enforcer to fine companies for anticompetitive conduct, although it still faces significant opposition and constitutional challenges.

Aug 2020

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Amendments to the UCITS and AIFMD legislative frameworks have been proposed on sustainability risks and sustainability factors to be taken into account for UCITS and AIFMs. 

Aug 2020

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By dramatically curtailing many economic activities in Ireland and across the world, COVID-19 has had significant consequences for consumers and financial service providers.