Sep 2023

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The European Commission published Guidance in March 2021 in which it indicated that it intended in certain circumstances to encourage and accept Article 22 referrals where the referring Member State(s) did not have the power to review the transactions concerned under national rules.

Sep 2023

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European Sustainability Reporting Standards, EU-US data privacy, MMFs, interconnectedness among EU investment funds, MiFID II guidelines, AML/CFT/FS.

Sep 2023

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CBI issues questionnaire: First phase of engagement in ESMA’s CSA on sustainability and risk disclosure, ELTIFs, IF guidance on depositary oversight principles and ESG investment.

Sep 2023

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The Central Bank’s Administrative Sanctions Process (the ASP) is the regulator’s key enforcement tool. The ASP is being reformed alongside a package of changes to investigations in the financial services sphere. The Central Bank recently published a consultation paper and draft guidance setting out how they propose to commence and progress enforcement investigations under the ASP going forward.

Sep 2023

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The Central Bank’s Administrative Sanctions Process (the ASP) is the regulator’s key enforcement tool. The ASP is being reformed alongside a package of changes to investigations in the financial services sphere. The Central Bank recently published a consultation paper and draft guidance setting out how they propose to commence and progress enforcement investigations under the ASP going forward.

Sep 2023

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The Central Bank has published an engagement update on its review of the Consumer Protection Code following feedback on its discussion paper. It plans to introduce an updated Code in 2024.

Aug 2023

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The Home Secretary recently announced plans to increase fines for employers and landlords who facilitate illegal migrants to live and work in the UK.

Aug 2023

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The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act) is a landmark statute which will introduce significant changes to the Irish competition law regime, including the ability for civil fines to be imposed in respect of breaches of competition law, an updated leniency regime and amended merger control provisions.

Aug 2023

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On 15 December 2022, the Finance Act 2022 (the Act) was signed into law. In doing so it introduced the Defective Concrete Products Levy (DCPL). The Government introduced the DCPL to fund the redress scheme for homeowners affected by defective concrete products used in the building of homes.

Aug 2023

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The use of big data and artificial intelligence is rapidly increasing in the insurance sector, both in Ireland and beyond. While data has always been collected and processed by insurers to inform underwriting decisions and pricing, the way in which data collected is combined and assessed to generate information and predictions about consumers’ characteristics, behaviours has evolved.