Nov 2015

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This section contains updated in relation to domestic and international regulatory developments affecting investment firms which includes firms regulated under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and under the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 (the IIA)

Nov 2015

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This section compiles domestic and international regulatory developments, reports and studies relating to banks and credit institutions.

Nov 2015

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This section covers domestic and international regulatory developments, reports and studies relating to life-insurance, non-life insurance and re-insurance undertakings.

Nov 2015

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The Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published a new Markets Update (Issue 7 2015, dated 4 November) which includes: • AIF Rulebook November 2015.

Nov 2015

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The Supreme Court, in Nowak v The Data Protection Commissioner [2015] IESCDET 49, has granted Mr Nowak leave to appeal an ex tempore decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on 24 April 2015

Nov 2015

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Liam Kennedy is Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution at A&L Goodbody. In this article, Liam discusses recent litigation trends in Ireland and across Europe.

Nov 2015

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The Court of Justice of the European Union recently held that personal data cannot be transferred between two public bodies, and subject to further processing, without the data subjects concerned having been informed in advance

Nov 2015

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The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has launched a Model Publication Scheme and associated Guidance for FOI bodies.

Oct 2015

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On the International Front, we consider the AIFMD passport, cyber-security for hedge fund managers, the Capital Markets Union and, in particular, the EU Commission call for evidence on the EU regulatory framework for financial services and the Commission review of the EuVECA Regulation and the EuSEF Regulation

Oct 2015

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On the Domestic Front we look at Deadlines, New Central Bank UCITS Regulations, Guidance and Q&A, AIFMD Q&A, Investor Money Regulations Q&A and an interesting address by Gareth Murphy, Central Bank Director of Markets Supervision.