The Platform on Sustainable Finance has published its report on categorisation of products under SFDR ahead of the European Commission's proposal for review of the SFDR, expected in Q4 2025.
ESMA released new Q&As...more
2/28/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability
On 13 December 2024, ESMA published three new questions and answers ("Q&As") which provide welcome clarification on the application of some key elements of its Guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related...more
Welcome to the January – March 2024 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for Asset Management and Investment Funds.
This report covers key developments during the quarter, such as: ...more
4/17/2024
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
ELTIF ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
ESA Listings ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFIR ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UCITS
On 5 February 2024, the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a new regulation on ESG rating activities with the aim of boosting investor confidence in sustainable products....more
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
Welcome to the July – September 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, such...more
10/18/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Client Assets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Protection ,
Deadlines ,
ELTIF ,
EMIR ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
ESRB ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FSB ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
Outsourcing ,
Privacy Framework ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UCITS
Yesterday, ESMA published a risk analysis report outlining the results of its disclosure study on ESG names and claims in the EU funds industry.
ESMA utilised natural language processing ("NLP") techniques to analyse the...more
10/4/2023
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UCITS ,
UK
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
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
Our global investment funds teams work closely with the leading managers, instructing counsel and service providers around the world, giving us a unique perspective and insight into the trends and forces shaping financial...more
2/8/2023
/ Asia ,
Bermuda ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Cayman Islands ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Infrastructure ,
Private Equity ,
SFDR ,
UK