Chris Bergin

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Chris Bergin

As FY25 comes to a close, it presents an opportunity to reflecton the past 12 months—on earlier forecasts, actual outcomes,and the broader conditions shaping the year ahead. Inflation and labour shortages have remained key challengesacross the economy. According to ASIC data, these pressures havehad a marked impact on the Construction andHospitality sectors, which together account forapproximately 65.7% of all formal insolvenciesacross the top five reported industries for FY2025year-to-date.

2 months ago | lexology.com | Stephen Carson |Michael Barr |Kerill O’Shaughnessy |Lorena Dunne |Elaine Keane |Chris Bergin | +2 more

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published its 2025 Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report (Outlook Report) setting out its view on risks and priorities across the financial sector and its consequent regulatory and supervisory priorities for the next two years. An accompanying Dear CEO letter serves to highlight the significance of the Outlook Report’s content for boards and senior leadership teams, including those of funds and fund management companies (FMCs).

Jan 29, 2025 | 5wpr.com | Chris Bergin

The 5W Beauty PR, Health & Wellness team was on the ground at Cosmoprof North America Miami, exploring the latest innovations and emerging trends shaping the beauty industry in 2025. Our experience combined firsthand observations from the show floor with insights from the CosmoTrends Report, presented in collaboration with BEAUTYSTREAMS, which provided a curated look at the most forward-thinking beauty concepts debuting at the event.

Sep 25, 2024 | lexology.com | Jill Shaw |Chris Bergin

In the first part of our series on ESG ratings, we considered the background, introduction, and scope of the Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities (the Regulation). In this second part of our series, we will look at the organisational processes and governance requirements being introduced by the Regulation and set out some practical considerations for ESG rating providers.

Jul 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Stephen Carson |Michael Barr |Kerill O’Shaughnessy |Lorena Dunne |Chris Bergin |Yvonne McGonigle | +1 more

On 18 June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) (ESAs) published a Joint Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The ESA’s opinion includes several recommendations for the European Commission to consider in the context of its ongoing review of the SFDR framework, of which you can read more about here.