The Irish government has been supportive of the development of the financial services sector in Ireland and this extends to fintech. The government’s strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services...more
9/27/2024
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Alternative Investment Funds ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Business Operations ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EIOPA ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Individual Accountability ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Retail Investors ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Technology Sector ,
UCITS
On 29 December 2023, the Minister for Finance signed the European Union (Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers) Regulations 2023 (the "Regulations") into law, thereby transposing the Directive on credit servicers and credit...more
4/16/2024
/ Borrowers ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Consumers ,
Credit Agreements ,
Creditors ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exemptions ,
Good Faith ,
Ireland ,
Loans ,
New Regulations ,
Recordkeeping Requirements
Revised Prospectus Regulatory Framework Q&A -
On 7 March 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its Prospectus Regulatory Framework – Questions & Answers 2nd Edition (the "Revised Q&A"). This...more
3/21/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
EU ,
Euronext ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Ireland
On 30 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published a public statement relating to an enforcement action against an Irish-authorised UCITS ICAV (the "ICAV") which has been reprimanded and fined...more
12/18/2023
/ Central Bank of Ireland ,
Compliance ,
Data Breach ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
ICAV ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
MiFIR ,
Securities ,
UCITS
Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more
9/22/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UCITS
Substantial changes to Irish whistleblowing law will be introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the “Amendment Act”) on 1 January 2023.
Protection for whistleblowers is not a new concept in...more
12/1/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Criminal Liability ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Ireland ,
Protected Disclosures ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2022 (the “2022 Act”) was commenced on 16 May 2022.
The introduction of the 2022 Act ensures that providers and servicers of hire...more