Funds Focus – July 26
July 2026 update: Irish and EU fund regulatory developments, including CBI UCITS changes, ESMA CSAs, delegation review, and Q3 tracker.
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July 2026 update: Irish and EU fund regulatory developments, including CBI UCITS changes, ESMA CSAs, delegation review, and Q3 tracker.
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The European Accessibility Act ((EU) 2019/882) is a directive that aims at providing greater accessibility for people with disabilities, to a wide ...
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November 2024 updates across sustainable finance, UK distribution, ELTIFs regulatory technical standards, T+1 updates and industry communication on...
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William Fry's Financial Regulation team examines key themes highlighted by the Central Bank in its recent Dear CEO Letter on MiFID II Marketing Com...
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William Fry's Financial Regulation team examines key themes highlighted by the Central Bank in its recent Dear CEO Letter on MiFID II Marketing Com...
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William Fry's Financial Regulation team looks at the background to and actions arising from a Central Bank Dear CEO Letter to MiFID investment firm...
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In our attached briefing, we break down the revised MiFID authorisation process and outline the steps required for authorisation.
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In our Spring 2021 briefing, our White Collar Crime & Investigations team have collated recent domestic and international developments in the area ...
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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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Welcome to the September edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the June 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Welcome to the May 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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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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Read our briefing on the new European regulatory regime on crowdfunding.
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Welcome to the December 2021 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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The Central Bank has set out its regulatory and compliance expectations for the provision of unregulated activities and the application of the 'app...
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ESMA has recommended that the European Commission extend the scope of ESMA's (and national regulators') power under MiFID to restrict or prohibit t...
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The EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance: What UCITS ManCos, AIFMs and MiFID-authorised investment firms need to know.
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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.