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Nov 14, 2024 | 
trinitynews.ie | David Naughton
With reading week upon us, mid-terms and assignments mounting, and exams fast approaching, we could all do with a refresher on the most efficient ways to study and maybe even try out a new approach to avoid those dreaded December cramming sessions. Tried and tested techniques are relied on to get us through exams, but knowing the science behind why such methods work can allow students to better take advantage of them to make studying easier and more efficient.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | David Naughton |Katrina Smyth
The revised European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIF) framework, ELTIF 2.0, has applied from 10 January 2024 and provides enhancements to the existing ELTIF framework. This has resulted in an increased interest in the use of ELTIFs for investment purposes.
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May 16, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | David Naughton |David Williams |Mina Dawood
Introduction – Why Ireland?
Ireland is one of the leading jurisdictions of choice in the EU
for the establishment of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that are
used in securitisation and structured finance transactions
including, for example, asset-backed securities, collateralised
loan obligations, mortgage-backed securities and life insurance
settlements programmes.
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May 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Byrne Wallace |David Naughton |Mina Dawood
On 9 April, the Central Bank of Ireland published updated
authorisation expectations for firms that are seeking authorisation
as a Payment Institution (PI) or Electronic Money Institution
(EMI), or registration as an Account Information Service Provider
(AISP).
The Central Bank highlights that the authorisation and
supervision of firms operating in the PI and EMI sector is an
important and growing part of its mandate.
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May 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Byrne Wallace |David Naughton |Mina Dawood
On 9 April, the Central Bank of Ireland published updated
authorisation expectations for firms that are seeking authorisation
as a Payment Institution (PI) or Electronic Money Institution
(EMI), or registration as an Account Information Service Provider
(AISP).
The Central Bank highlights that the authorisation and
supervision of firms operating in the PI and EMI sector is an
important and growing part of its mandate.
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May 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | David Naughton |Narita Woods
A Consideration of Some Legal, Regulatory and Market Trends. The legal and regulatory sphere for digital assets is changing at pace. Technological advances and consumer demand are pushing the Central Bank of Ireland to develop enhanced frameworks to facilitate investment in this asset class. At EU level, the focus is on developing a harmonised approach, with the much-anticipated Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) coming into force later this year.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Mina Dawood |David Naughton
Introduction – Why Ireland? Ireland is one of the leading jurisdictions of choice in the EU for the establishment of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that are used in securitisation and structured finance transactions including, for example, asset-backed securities, collateralised loan obligations, mortgage-backed securities and life insurance settlements programmes.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
lexology.com | David Naughton |David Williams |Katrina Smyth |Narita Woods |Mina Dawood
Tackling greenwashing is one of the key priorities in ESMA’s Strategy on Sustainable Finance. Assessing how investment funds promote themselves (through their names and ocumentation) and investigating whether issuers benefit from an ESG pricing effect are important first steps in detecting and monitoring greenwashing in the EU funds industry, according to ESMA.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
lexology.com | David Naughton |David Williams
In a previous article, we analysed the Central Bank of Ireland’s key findings arising from its review of management costs and fees charged to UCITS and which were detailed in its Dear Chair letter published on 24 March 2023. The Central Bank required Boards of Directors of UCITS funds to consider the contents of the letter and to ensure that costs and fees were being properly costed and charged to their funds.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
lexology.com | David Naughton |David Williams |Katrina Smyth |Narita Woods |Mina Dawood
The Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) entered into force in June 2023. It creates a common set of rules applicable to issuers and offerors of crypto-assets as well as those looking to engage in the provision of regulated crypto-asset services in the EU (such as crypto-exchanges).
