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ESMA publishes opinion on “10 allocation”

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union
  • -
  • November 29 2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued an opinion clarifying the scope of the investment derogation provided for in Article 50(2)(a) of Directive 200965EC

New Irish REITs

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 18 2013

Whilst “retail participation” in commercial property investment has previously been possible through certain structures and syndication, the expense

ESMA publishes opinion on “10 allocation” and guidelines on Repos

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 6 2012

06 December 2012The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has recently issued opinions on certain matters relevant to UCITS including the so-called 'trash bucket' and rules relating to the use of Repos

ESMA publishes two UCITS Q&A papers

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • July 11 2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recently issued some guidance in the form of Questions and Answers on the following subjects

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive level 2 measures now published

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 20 2012

On 19 December 2012, the European Commission published a regulation (the “Regulation”) providing Level 2 guidance on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFMD”

Fitness and probity regime

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 27 2012

On 1 September 2011, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank”) published new fitness and probity standards (the “Standards”) for a person performing a prescribed “controlled function” (a “CF”) or a “pre-approval controlled function” (a “PCF”) in entities in Ireland that are regulated by the Central Bank (including collective investment schemes

Tax enhancements to Irish investment funds regime

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 18 2013

The Finance Bill of Ireland 2013, published on 13 February, contains provisions to further enhance Ireland's investment funds offering and to

Corporate governance code for collective investment schemes and management companies

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 10 2012

On 14 December 2011, the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) published a voluntary corporate governance code (the “Code”) that is to apply to Irish authorised collective investment schemes (CIS) and Irish authorised management companies (ManCos

Fitness & probity standards impact on investment funds & management companies

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 25 2011

This briefing is to update you regarding the practical implications of the new Fitness and Probity Standards (the “Standards”) introduced by the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”), for the operations of corporate investment funds and fund management companies (“Fund Companies”

Self-managed UCITS investment companies

  • McCann FitzGerald
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 27 2012

Under the provisions of UCITS IV, each self-managed UCITS investment company (“SMIC”) was required to confirm to the Central Bank that the business plan that the SMIC has in place had been amended to adequately reflect those provisions of UCITS IV which the board understood to be directly applicable, as at 1 July 2011