Fitness and Probity Regime – Changes to PCF Roles
On 5 April 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland made further changes to its list of Pre-Approval Controlled Functions (PCFs) under its Fitness and Pro...
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A number of significant enhancements to the Irish investment limited partnership product are set out in draft legislation which was published on 20...
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The Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive will become applicable for firms from 26 June 2021. In this briefing, we examine the...
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On 20 March 2020, the provisions of the Shareholders' Rights Directive II finally became law in Ireland with the publication of the European Union ...
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Read our FAQ on the regulation of crypto-assets in Ireland and any existing financial services regulatory regimes that may be relevant to crypto-as...
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Significant enhancements to the Irish Investment Limited Partnership will be introduced at the beginning of January 2021
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We have created a table which sets out, in summary, the principal impacts of a no-deal Brexit on Irish fund management companies and Irish funds in...
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The European Commission has published a proposed regulatory framework for Markets in Crypto-Assets as part of its Digital Finance Strategy 2020. Th...
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The Investment Firms Directive and Investment Firms Regulation (IFD/IFR) will become applicable for MiFID authorised investment firms from 26 June ...
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Ireland has recently modernised its Investment Limited Partnership fund structure with the aim of providing a flexible and tailored regime able to...
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Ahead of the impending public consultation on the AIFMD review, the European Securities and Markets Authority set out its stall to the European Com...
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COVID-19 poses profound business and operational resilience challenges for regulated financial services providers. The William Fry Financial Regula...
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The Central Bank of Ireland has published a "2020 Dear CEO Letter" addressing key shortcomings identified from a thematic inspection in relation to...
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The Central Bank of Ireland has recently issued a consultation paper and draft cross-industry guidance on outsourcing, including cloud services. I...
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In this briefing we review the recent prohibition by the Central Bank of a director of a regulated firm for breaches of the Fitness & Probity Stand...
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The Report sets out the CBI's main findings from its review of regulated firms' outsourcing activities and outlines the CBI's minimum supervisory e...
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ESMA issues expectations for MiFID firms' use of tied agents in light of post-Brexit 'circumvention' of MiFID framework.
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Read our briefing on the new European regulatory regime on crowdfunding.
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The Central Bank has published a new consultation with draft guidance for PE funds and other closed-ended QIAIFs in addition to two new Q&As for ILPs.
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Central Bank issues guidance on the appointment of temporary PCFs in the event of a pandemic-related PCF vacancy
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A 'ready-reckoner' to help funds and their managers conduct a health-check of existing arrangements if a no-deal Brexit does happen.