Ann  Shiels

Consultant

Ann is a Consultant and Knowledge Lawyer in William Fry’s Asset Management & Investment Funds department.

Ann Shiels

Ann specialises in advising asset managers in relation to the establishment, regulation and ongoing management of a wide variety of investment funds.

Ann has a particular focus on regulatory change for asset managers and investment funds and is a subject matter expert on environmental, social governance (ESG) regulations, and their impact on investment funds. She is an executive director of the Green Team Network, a voluntary Irish funds member firm initiative. She is a member of the Irish Funds ESG working group and Irish Funds Eligible Assets working group and contributes to a consumer protection code sub-group of the Irish Funds Legal & Regulatory working group.

Recent significant work includes advising UCITS management companies and AIFMs on:

  • the implementation of AIFMD 2 / UCITS 6;
  • the evolving regulatory changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation.
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Mar 2026
A selection of our most recent publications from the past month.
Ann Shiels
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Ann Shiels
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Mar 2026
The Omnibus 1 Directive, which amends the CSRD and the CS3D, has now been publishe...
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Barbara Kenny
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Mar 2026
The Central Bank of Ireland published details of its AIFMD II/UCITS VI fast track ...
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John Aherne
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Feb 2026
2026 will be a pivotal year for fund managers, with major EU competitiveness and s...
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John Aherne