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Investment Funds Update – Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Bond Connect applications - The Central Bank of Ireland confirmed on 21 March 2019 that it would begin to accept applications from Irish authorized investment funds to participate in China Bond Connect ("Bond Connect")....more

Investment Funds Update – Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

MoUs with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - The Central Bank of Ireland has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 1, 2019 with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom (UK) on foot...more

Investment Funds Update – Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2019 - The Government of Ireland approved the general scheme of drafting of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing)...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank says Brexit contingency planning must continue - The Central Bank’s Director General for Financial Conduct, Derville Rowland spoke at the Irish Funds Annual UK Symposium on 15 November 2018, telling asset...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank publishes the fifth edition of its investment firms Q&A - The Central Bank of Ireland published the fifth edition of its Investment Firms Questions and Answers (the “Q&A”) on October 8, 2018, containing an...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

General data protection regulation – Irish funds working group updates - In July 2018, the Irish Funds General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) working group (the "Working Group") issued an...more

Brexit for Derivatives? New Irish and French Law ISDA Master Agreements for the Derivatives Market

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") has published two new ISDA Master Agreements in a Brexit prompted update for the European OTC Derivatives market. What has happened? On 28 June 2018, new...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank publishes twenty-third edition of UCITS Q&A - The Central Bank published the 23rd Edition of the Central Bank UCITS Q&A on 5 July 2018. A new question, ID 1002, in relation to UCITS investing in non-UCITS...more

Investment Funds Update Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank issues new edition of the AIFMD Q&A - The Central Bank published the 30th edition of the AIFMD Q&A. ID 1083 on 4 May 2018, which relates to loan originating Qualifying Investor AIF and obligations to report...more

Investment Funds Update Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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

Investment Funds Update Europe - Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Consultation Paper: amendments to Central Bank UCITS Regulations - The Central Bank published a Consultation Paper (CP 119) on 29 March 2018, proposing amendments to the Central Bank UCITS Regulations and the consolidation...more

Investment Funds Update Europe - Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank Updates AIF Rulesbook for Loan Origination QIAIFs - The Central Bank released on 14 March an updated AIF Rulebook with amendments in relation to Loan Originating Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment...more

GDPR Compliance: 10 Steps for Global Companies

An immense volume of personal data (or personally identifiable information) is proliferating and flowing throughout the world. Personal data is an incredibly valuable asset to companies but data protection and privacy laws...more

Investment Funds Update Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank to Amend the Requirements for Loan Origination QIAIFs - The Central Bank has published a notice of intention to amend the requirements for loan origination Qualifying Investor AIF set out in the AIF Rulebook....more

Investment Funds Update Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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

Overview of New European Money Market Fund Regulations

As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, and to help make money market funds (“MMFs”) more resilient to the potential for heavy redemptions in times of stress, the European Commission issued a proposal for a regulation on...more

Investment Funds Update: Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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

Investment Funds Update: Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Discussion Paper on ETFs Published by the Central Bank - The Central Bank has published this Discussion Paper about Exchange traded Funds (ETFs). It notes that Ireland is the largest European centre for Exchanged Traded...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank Reviews Outsourcing Arrangements of Fund Administrators - The Central Bank completed a review on outsourcing carried out by Irish regulated Fund Administrators....more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

New Central Bank Investment Firms Regulations 2017 - The Central Bank published the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Investment Firms) Regulations 2017 on 13 March 2017. The new...more

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank Publishes Feedback Statement on CP105 - The Central Bank published its Feedback Statement on CP105 on 19 January 2017. CP105 sets out proposed amendments to the Central Bank UCITS Regulations in light of...more

Investment Funds Update: Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Central Bank Signs Off on CP86 with a Location Rule Compromise - The Central Bank published its Third Consultation and Feedback Statement on CP86 on 19 December 2016. While the multi-location rule was abandoned, the...more

Currency Hedging Survives ESMA UCITS Share Class Cull

For the past two years, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”), Europe’s main securities regulator, has had UCITS share classes in their sights. It has issued two discussion papers on the topic and has now...more

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