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Self-managed UCITS investment companies

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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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

Corporate governance code for collective investment schemes and management companies

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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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 and probity regime

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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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

Amendments to Central Bank notices and related guidance notes

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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January 27 2012

On 23 December 2011, the Central Bank published revisions to the UCITS and non-UCITS Notices to permit, amongst other amendments, that the off-setting deposit to a back-to-back loan is not required to be held in the base currency of the fund

Investment fund directives

McCann FitzGerald
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European Union, Ireland
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July 11 2011

Friday, 1 July 2011 was a very significant day for the European investment funds industry

Tax changes

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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January 27 2012

There has been an increase in the tax rates applicable to payments arising on chargeable events in relation to investment undertakings by 3, with effect from 1 January 2012

Voluntary corporate governance code

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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January 27 2012

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

Proposed new Irish corporate fund structure

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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March 27 2012

The Irish Minister for Finance has approved, in principle, the development of legislation for a new corporate structure for funds which is intended to meet US ‘check the box’ requirements and reduce administrative costs

Ireland sets out significant enhancements to funds regime as AIFMD nears implementation

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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October 30 2012

The Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) has today released a public consultation (“CP 60”) on the Irish regulatory regime for non-UCITS funds

Reminder fitness & probity standards

McCann FitzGerald
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Ireland
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November 2 2012

This briefing is to remind you of the practical steps which must be taken by all regulated financial service providers, which will include corporate investment funds and fund management companies, in respect of controlled functions prior to 1 December 2012 in accordance with the Fitness and Probity Standards issued by the Central Bank