Part 1: AI Act Articles 50(1) and 50(2) Transparency Obligations.
The European Commission's Guidelines analyse horizontal issues across Article 50 of the AI Act and Articles 50(1) and 50(2).
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The European Commission's Guidelines analyse horizontal issues across Article 50 of the AI Act and Articles 50(1) and 50(2).
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The European Commission's Guidelines analyse Articles 50(3) and 50(4) of the AI Act and a Code of Practice for deployers and providers to follow.
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June 2026 outlines Irish and EU regulatory developments, ESMA findings, CBI insights, consultations, IOSCO recommendations, and key deadlines.
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The Central Bank of Ireland proposes new guidance on enhanced liquidity levels aiming to improve MMF market resilience.
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The European Commission opened a five-week consultation on 19 May 2026 on its draft Guidelines for the classification of high-risk AI systems under...
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February 2026 updates highlight AIFMD 2.0/UCITS 6 deadlines, revised FATCA/CRS forms, new CBI consultations, and evolving cross‑border marketing an...
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December 2025 updates include the key CBI fund deadlines, new UCITS/AIFMD 2.0 regulatory standards and SFDR 2.0 proposal.
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The January 2026 Funds update covers updated ESMA liquidity guidelines, the Commission’s Market Integration Package, and revised ESMA Q&As
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William Fry has prepared concise summary tables to highlight the key proposed amendments to the AI Act and General Data Protection Regulation.
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On 4 December 2025, the European Commission adopted measures to unify EU capital markets and enhance supervision.
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European Commission proposes Digital Omnibus Package to simplify EU digital rules, though some details may create uncertainty.
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Updates include the CBI’s year-end cut-off times for fund submissions, the leaked draft of the European Commission’s SFDR 2.0 proposal, and the CBI...
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EIOPA's response to the European Commission's Solvency II reform proposals highlights concerns over capital reduction proposals and sector resilience.
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Updates include the Central Bank of Ireland’s consultations on the AIF Rulebook and UCITS Regulations, new SFDR Q&As from the European Supervisory ...
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EU proposes Solvency II changes to help insurers support long-term investment and economic growth, while ensuring stability.
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The European Commission has proposed reforms to the EU securitisation framework to address specific impediments to bond issuance and (non-bank) inv...
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Critical Medicines Act - the European Commission's new strategy for preventing drug shortages.
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On 11 February 2025, the European Commission withdrew proposals for regulating Standard Essential Patents.
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William Fry's Financial Regulation team examines ESMA's recent statement related to a European Commission Q&A on the provision certain crypto-asset...
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On 9 October 2024, the European Commission launched a targeted consultation on the functioning of the EU securitisation framework. This article dis...
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October 2024 updates across procedural changes for submissions to the CBI portal, proposed limited partnerships reform, the Overseas Funds Regime a...
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September 2024 updates across sustainable finance, macroprudential policy for investment funds, T+1 settlement cycles, and passporting notification...
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EIOPA issues its final report on greenwashing risks and the supervision of sustainable finance policies.
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The European Commission adopted a delegated regulation, increasing the base amount of professional indemnity insurance and financial capacity for i...
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We look at the European Commission's new proposal for a framework to manage the sharing of customer data in the financial sector.
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On 28 June 2023, the European Commission published its proposals for the future of EU payment services regulation including PSD3 and PSR.
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The European Commission has released its proposal for the Digital Euro. We consider some of the key aspects.
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Green light for EU-US transfers? Meta appeal against DPC Decision remains on hold but sheds light on timing for the "adequacy" of EU-US transfers.
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We take a look at the ECB's directions to the banking sector following the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's publication of standards on the...
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A new tax credit for digital games development has come into effect on 16 November 2022.