Regulation around ESG investment in Ireland is evolving rapidly with developments from the Central Bank of Ireland, European Commission and ESMA building an increasingly sophisticated regulatory backdrop.
Our summary of...more
11/10/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Fund Managers ,
Governance Standards ,
Green Bonds ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
MiFID II ,
Price Inflation ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Finance
In this quarter's edition of the legal and regulatory report, we include a number of key outputs from ESMA, including its updates to Q&As on the application of the AIFMD and the UCITS Directive (outlined at sections 1.2 and...more
7/14/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ESRB ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Funds ,
IOSCO ,
SFDR ,
UCITS
On 13 June 2023, the European Commission (the "Commission") published a significant sustainable finance package on EU Taxonomy, ESG ratings and transition finance.
Expansion of Taxonomy Regulation framework -
The...more
On 1 June 2023, the three European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published their respective progress reports (ESMA, EBA and EIOPA) in response to a request for their input from the European Commission (the...more
6/12/2023
/ EIOPA ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Management ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
SFDR ,
SMSG ,
Sustainability ,
UK
Welcome to the January – March 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds.
This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter under...more
4/21/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Companies Registration Office (CRO) ,
ELTIF ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
Money Market Funds ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
SFDR ,
UCITS ,
UK
On 2 March 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its third annual Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report (the “Report”). The Report highlights the conduct risks that the Central Bank has identified...more
3/9/2023
/ Central Bank of Ireland ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Downturn ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability
Welcome to the October – December 2022 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key developments during the quarter under the...more
On 14 November 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published an Industry Communication entitled “Sustainable finance and the asset management sector: Disclosures, investment processes & risk management”....more
On 4 October 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland published a notice of intention with process clarifications for UCITS and AIFs pre-contractual documentation updates ahead of the implementation of the SFDR Level 2 requirements...more