On 9 April 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI") issued guidance on the authorisation of payment institutions ("PIs") and Electronic Money Institutions ("EMIs") and the registration of account information service...more
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
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
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) is consulting on changes to the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (Code). The proposals look to support effective consumer protection and reflect the changes taking place in financial services by...more
On 11 March 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") reached a significant milestone in finalising its framework for authorisations under the revised European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (EU) 2023/606...more
Following the publication of the Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report, Mary-Elizabeth McMunn of the Central Bank of Ireland provided remarks on the key regulatory priorities for the year ahead....more
In parallel with the well-publicised enhancements to the European Long Term Investment Fund ("ELTIF") regime through Regulation 2023/606/EU (the "ELTIF 2.0 Regulation"), the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) has...more
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
Against the backdrop of accelerating change in the payments landscape at both a national and EU level, the Irish government has launched a public consultation on a future National Payments Strategy (NPS). The Department of...more
The Central Bank of Ireland has sought responses to its consultation paper on its approach to innovation engagement in financial services, which provides details of the proposed launch of its Regulatory Sandbox and further...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
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
Today sees a significant and very welcome announcement by Irish Funds in relation to the Irish implementation of the ELTIF 2.0 framework. Irish Funds has confirmed in a communication to member firms that following...more
On 18 July 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its latest discussion paper entitled "An approach to macroprudential policy for investment funds" (the "Paper"). The purpose of this Paper is to...more
Introduction - The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 (the “Act”) was signed into law on 9 March 2023. The Act amends several existing pieces of legislation2 and is amongst the most significant...more
On 24 March, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) issued a “Dear Chair” letter (the Letter) following its review in 2021 of the costs and fees charged to undertakings for collective investment in transferable...more
On 4 April 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published the 47th edition of its Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Q&A document (the AIFMD Q&A), and in a significant development, the...more
The Central Bank of Ireland (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 has now been finalised in the Houses of the Oireachtas and referred to the President for signing into law later this month. The Bill is intended to...more
On 20 January 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a Dear CEO letter to the payments industry (Letter) detailing its findings from recent industry engagement. The Letter sets out certain required actions for...more
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a Dear CEO letter to all Irish regulated financial services providers reminding them of their consumer protection obligations in the context of the challenging economic outlook....more
On 16 November 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published a public statement relating to its enforcement action against a UCITS management company which has been fined €117,600 and reprimanded by the...more
On 3 October 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) announced that it is carrying out a comprehensive review of the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (Code) and has issued a discussion paper calling for feedback and views from...more
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
On 1 July 2022, the Central Bank provided an update relating to the pre-submission process it has in place for certain Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds (“QIAIFs”). Going forward this process is only required...more
The European financial regulators continue to warn consumers that many crypto-assets are risky and are not suited for most retail consumers as an investment or as a means of payment or exchange. However, two recent fund...more