Brexit: Pretend and Extend?

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On 19 October 2019, after a day in the House of Commons which the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson must have found frustrating (because the Meaningful Vote on his Revised Withdrawal Agreement did not take place), the Prime Minister sent an unsigned letter to the President of the European Council.

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Finance Bill 2019

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The Irish Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Mr Paschal Donohoe, made his Budget speech to the Irish Parliament on Tuesday 8 October 2019 and published the Finance Bill 2019 on 17 October 2019.

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Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Cross Sectoral Sept 2019

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At a domestic level, the Register of Beneficial Owners went live and the Central Bank finalised its Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines. At EU level, the ECB made some statements in relation to 'stablecoins' and there were a number of different surveys and reports published relating to the future of the financial system.

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Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Insurance Sept 2019

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This month, the Central Bank publishes new rules to be included in the Consumer Protection Code 2012 and the Central Bank Deputy Governor voiced concern over readiness of insurance companies for Brexit; EIOPA published an opinion on sustainability within Solvency II and published a report on cyber resilience frameworks for insurers

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Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Funds Sept 2019

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On the domestic front: CBI issued a consultation paper CP130 on the treatment, correction and redress of errors in investment funds; plus details of CBI deadlines for Christmas 2019 and more. In European News, ESMA issued guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs and details on China's foreign exchange...

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