Jan 2020

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SFTR reporting, ESMA annual report on AIFs, Brexit, ESMA's Strategic Orientation for 2020-22, ESMA's Q&A process, Cryptoassets and SEC proposal to update Accredited Investor definition.

Jan 2020

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Deadlines, CBI on UCITS financial indices, CBI on investment by UCITS in CFDs, CLOs, CoCos and binary options, CBI Supervisory Priorities, Migration of Participating Securities Act, CBI 2019 Enforcement Actions, CBI Markets Updates...

Jan 2020

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We have outlined below some developments that can be expected in 2020.

Jan 2020

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On Friday night next, 31 January, the United Kingdom is expected to leave the European Union after 47 years and one month of membership.

Jan 2020

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The Central Bank of Ireland issued revised guidance in July 2019 on UCITS financial indices. In January 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland clarified the pre- and post-authorisation certification and confirmation process in that guidance.

Jan 2020

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The Central Bank of Ireland delivered an address on 15 January 2020 outlining the supervisory and enforcement priorities for 2020. This provides firms with an important indication of the Central Bank's focus. This is particularly the case given the link between supervisory engagement through thematic reviews, 'risk mitigation programmes' and 'skilled persons' reviews and ultimately enforcement act

Jan 2020

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Jan 2020

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The High Court refused a recent application by Ryanair for an injunction to prevent its former Chief Operations Officer (COO) (Mr Bellew) from joining easyJet. It held the restriction in question was void and unenforceable as an unjustified restraint of trade....

Jan 2020

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Irish merger deals notified to the CCPC in 2019 drop by over half but rebound seems underway

Jan 2020

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Domestically, the proposal of a Bill to establish a cross-border agency for criminal activity in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and a speech by Michael Hodson of the CBI; At European level, new European Council conclusions on the deepening of the Capital Markets Union, and AML; joint guidelines on AML published by the European Supervisory Authorities....