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Central Bank of Ireland publishes Issue 3 of the Intermediary Times

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • September 20 2012

The Central Bank has recently published its third issue of the Intermediary Times, a newsletter for brokers and retail intermediaries

New naming powers proposed for the Financial Services Ombudsman

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • September 12 2012

The Minister for Finance has expressed his backing for proposals to grant new powers to the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) to “name and shame” financial service providers against which complaints have been upheld

Central Bank publishes amended FAQ document regarding fitness and probity requirements

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • July 31 2012

CBI has updated its frequently asked questions document (Updated FAQs) providing guidance in respect of the fitness & probity regime applicable to Irish regulated entities

Landmark court decisions regarding the Financial Services Ombudsman

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 23 2012

With the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) reporting a high level of complaints to his office in 2011, he has also been active in the courts, with a number of recent landmark rulings taking place

Financial services ombudsman focuses on the insurance sector

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 23 2012

It has been a busy year for the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO), Bill Prasifka, who recently issued his final bi-annual review for 2011

Advertising and the CPC - are you compliant?

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 23 2012

On 14 February 2012, the Central Bank expressed its concerns about the advertising of regulated financial services and products, and announced that it is actively reviewing the advertising of financial products and services by regulated firms

The right man for the job?

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 12 2012

We all want the men and women running the financial services sector to be people of unimpeachable integrity, but the Central Bank has gone further and introduced a set of ‘fitness and probity standards’ for those in senior positions

A warm Irish welcome for financial services

  • William Fry
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • March 15 2012

The Finance Bill 2012 (the “Bill”) includes a number of positive measures to deliver on this promise

Revised Consumer Protection Code and related guidance takes effect

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • March 6 2012

On 19 October 2011, the Central Bank published the revised Consumer Protection Code (the “CPC”) which came into effect from 1 January 2012 for regulated entities including banks, insurance and investment companies and intermediaries

Bi-annual review

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • March 6 2012

William Prasifka, the Financial Services Ombudsman (the "FSO") recently published his office’s bi-annual review which analyses all complaints received and findings made by the FSO in the first six months of 2011