ESMA has published its final report on the CSA on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector and a thematic note on sustainability-related claims focusing on ESG credentials. ...more
7/17/2025
/ Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability
On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its keenly awaited technical advice to the Commission on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive 2007/16/EC (EAD).
The report assesses EAD implementation across member states and...more
On 12 June 2025, ESMA published its principles on third-party risk supervision which are designed to assist supervisory authorities to identify, assess and supervise the third-party risks of EU entities operating across the...more
On 17 April 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland published its latest UCITS Q&A (42nd Edition).
The Q&A contains its updated policy position regarding portfolio transparency requirements for exchange traded funds ("ETFs")...more
Welcome to the January - March 2025 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
4/17/2025
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UCITS
On 15 April 2024, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive II (AIFMD II) as regards delegation arrangements, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting, the provision of depositary and custody services and...more
Subject to certain requirements, a QIAIF may now guarantee the obligations of third-party entities in respect of investments and/or intermediate vehicles in which the QIAIF has a direct or indirect economic interest. This is...more
3/13/2025
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Private Funds ,
QIAIF ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party
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