The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) has introduced welcome changes to the authorisation and post-authorisation of UCITS and Retail AIFs by applying a self-certification process to a number of actions and a new...more
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
EMIR - Spanish Pension Schemes Exempt and Updated Q&A - On 25 January, ESMA issued its opinion confirming the exemption from the EMIR clearing obligation for certain Spanish pension schemes....more
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