Feb 2025
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In the last issue of ALG’s ESG & Sustainability bulletin, we discussed what insurers could do to combat climate risk and the protection gap in light of recent extreme weather events at home and abroad. In this article, we consider the possible future use of parametric insurance as a solution for these growing problems.
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In the recent case of Mary Tracy v. Smurfit Kappa Ireland Limited t/a the Educational Company of Ireland, the Workplace Relations Commission ordered an employer to pay a total of €64,000.
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The Central Bank of Ireland has announced the discontinuation of its requirement for the general partner of an Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) to be authorised as an AIF management company.
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A unit trust is a contractual fund structure constituted by trust deed. A unit trust is not a separate legal entity and does not have legal personality.
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Irish Investment fund products can be constituted in various legal forms. A range of factors can influence the choice of legal vehicle, including tax treatment, risk spreading requirements, local market requirements and market preferences.
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The Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) fund structure does not have an independent legal existence and all of the assets and liabilities belong jointly to the individual partners.
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The Common Contractual Fund (CCF) fund structure is a contractual arrangement whereby investors participate as co-owners of the assets of the CCF.
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The Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV)
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In a letter to the chair of the joint committee of the ESAs, the European Commission notified the ESAs that it is rejecting the draft RTS on subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions under the DORA.
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Unlawful collusive tendering, or so-called “bid-rigging” is set to be one of the key competition enforcement areas in Ireland this year and beyond.
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