Irish Revenue Guidance on Section 110 -
The Irish Revenue Commissioners (“Revenue”) issued a new Tax and Duty Manual (the “Tax Manual”) on 24 May 2018, setting out the position to deal with some of the uncertainties around...more
6/7/2018
/ AIFM ,
AIFs ,
Amended Rules ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
EU ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Ireland ,
MiFID II ,
New Guidance ,
Tax Reform ,
UCITS
New edition of UCITS and AIFMD Q&As published by the Central Bank -
The Central Bank recently published the 28th edition of AIFMD Q&A on the 2 January 2018. A number of new questions have been answered regarding the PRIIPS...more
1/30/2018
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Outsourcing ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Risk Management ,
UCITS
Central Bank Issues FAQ on Brexit -
The Central Bank has issued an FAQ document on Brexit, which provides general information to financial services firms who are considering relocating their operations from the UK to...more
8/8/2017
/ Asset Management ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
MiFID II ,
Plan Administrators ,
Share Classes ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
Central Bank Reviews Outsourcing Arrangements of Fund Administrators -
The Central Bank completed a review on outsourcing carried out by Irish regulated Fund Administrators....more
UCITS: New KIID Q&A -
ESMA published revised Q&A’s on the KIID on 26 March 2015. The Q&A includes a new question on the treatment of past performance information in case of fund mergers....more
4/28/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
MiFID II ,
Money Market Funds ,
Shadow Banking ,
Singapore ,
Swaps ,
UCITS
EMIR: Non-Deliverable FX Forwards and Interest Rate Swap Clearing -
Non-deliverable FX forwards -
ESMA confirms that EMIR clearing requirements will not apply to non-deliverable FX forwards, though reserves its...more
4/2/2015
/ Benchmarks ,
Capital Markets ,
Crowdfunding ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FX Forwards ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Swap Clearing
EU Passes New Council Directive to Implement “EU-FATCA" -
The Council Directive passed by the EU on 1 December 2014 implements the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in Europe. The Directive has to be implemented...more
3/10/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
CCPs ,
EIOPA ,
EMIR ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATCA ,
Insolvency ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Money Market Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swaps ,
UCITS