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Central bank consultation on the fit and proper regime

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 1 2011

The Central Bank issued Consultation Paper 51 on amendments to the fit and proper regime to heighten the fitness and probity regime

EU Commission progress report on regulating financial services for sustainable growth

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • February 25 2011

On 10 February 2011, the EU Commission published a progress report on regulating financial services for sustainable growth which explores the current wave of EU regulatory reform in the context of four main objectives, namely, better regulation of the financial sector, better supervision, consumer and investor protection, and the proposed crisis management framework

Impending changes to the Capital Requirements Directive affecting MiFID investment firms from end December 2010

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • December 31 2010

The Central Bank have issued an information note to those Irish investment firms authorised under Regulations 6 and 11 of S.I. No. 60 of 2007, the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (the MiFID Regulations

FATF report on money laundering using new payment methods

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • December 31 2010

On 12 December 2010, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report (dated October 2010) on money laundering using new payment methods (NPMs) (that is, prepaid cards, mobile payments and internet payment services

Belgian Presidency revised EMIR compromise proposal dated 7 December 2010

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 31 2010

On 9 December 2010, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a revised compromise proposal, dated 7 December 2010, relating to the proposed European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR

European Commission consultation on PRIPs

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 31 2010

As anticipated, the EU Commission published a consultation on legislative steps for the packaged retail investment products (PRIPs) initiative

New Corporate Governance Code for Credit Institutions and Insurance firms

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 29 2010

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued the Corporate Governance Code for Credit Institutions and Insurance firms which sets out minimum statutory requirements for how banks and insurance companies should organise the governance of their institutions

CEBS consultation paper, CP 42 on guidelines on remuneration policies and practices

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • November 29 2010

The consultation sets out the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS') proposals as to how national EU regulators and affected firms should apply the concept of proportionality in implementing the remuneration principles included in the recent amendments to the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD3), which will come into force on 1 January 2011

Relocation of FIFA and ISPS

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 29 2010

The Financial Institutions and Funds Authorisation Department (FIFA) and the Investment Service Providers Supervision Department (ISPS) of the Central Bank have relocated to: Iveagh Court, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

Minimum activities regime

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 29 2010

The Central Bank has issued a consultation paper on the minimum activities regime for Irish authorised funds, which takes account of the upcoming UCITS IV provisions (and particularly, the UCITS Management Company Passport