Feb 2017

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On the Domestic Front: Supreme Court find that investment via an insurance bond is not an insurance contract; The Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 paves way for periodic payment orders. On the EU Front: EU and US bilateral (re)insurance agreement concluded; Insurance Europe expresses concern regarding proposed European Services e-card.

Feb 2017

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On the Domestic Front: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland publish monthly newsletter; Central Bank publishes updated explanatory note on the AnaCredit Regulation regarding high-level requirements and scope. On the EU Front: European Banking Federation publishes revised European Interbank Compensation Guidelines 2017; European Banking Authority updates Single Rulebook Q&A

Feb 2017

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A&L Goodbody has become the first Irish law firm to successfully obtain approval of an Irish UCITS sub-fund to trade in China A Shares via both the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen–Hong Kong Stock Connect platforms.

Feb 2017

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On 30 January 2017, ESMA published its long awaited opinion on the use of share classes in a UCITS investment fund in response to the ESMA Discussion Paper on Share Classes of UCITS (the Opinion). T

Feb 2017

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The Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) commenced its review of fund management companies in September 2014 and issued its final guidance on 19 December 2016.

Feb 2017

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The Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) commenced its review of fund management companies in September 2014 and has now issued its final guidance.

Feb 2017

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Alison Fanagan, a consultant with A&L Goodbody, who specialises in environmental law, explains the concept of environmental prosperity agreements which are being pioneered in Northern Ireland and asks if the EPA would be willing to try something similar here. This article was first published in January/February 2017 edition of The Health & Safety Review.

Jan 2017

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CP86 Transition

Jan 2017

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The Government approved the drafting of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill along the lines of this General Scheme on 20 December, 2016.

Jan 2017

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On the International Front we look at the ESMA Opinion on UCITS Share Classes, PRIIPs Regulation, FSB recommendations to address structural vulnerabilities from asset management activities, ESMA opinion on impact of exclusion of fund managers from scope of MiFIR intervention powers and AML/CFT developments.