Holly Draper-Spillane

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Clare Gillett |Josh Hogan |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Holly Draper-Spillane

While MiFID Firms are generally outside the scope of theConsumer Protection Code, there are certain matters which MiFIDfirms are expected to comply with. In order to ensure that MiFIDFirms do not fall foul of these expectations, steps should be takennow.

2 months ago | lexology.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Peter Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Martin O'Neill | +2 more

IntroductionThe Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) recently released its regulatory and supervisory priorities for 2025, amid what it has described as “global transformational change, heightened volatility and increasing complexity”. The report outlines the regulator’s goals and strategic priorities for the year, while highlighting the CBI’s key concerns in the macro environment.

Mar 5, 2025 | lexology.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Peter Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Holly Draper-Spillane | +1 more

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in June 2023. It became applicable to issuers of asset referenced tokens and electronic money tokens in June 2024 and came fully into force for providers of crypto asset services on 30 December 2024. MiCA brings crypto assets under a pan-EU regulatory framework that seeks to ensure increased transparency, investor protection and financial stability.

Mar 3, 2025 | lexology.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Peter Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Holly Draper-Spillane | +1 more

Ireland is home to a substantial number of e-money institutions (sometimes called EMIs), some home grown, and others drawn to Ireland by its active and thriving FinTech sector.

Nov 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Alan Heuston |Martin O'Neill |Holly Draper-Spillane

The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 is the most significant reform of gambling legislation in Ireland since the formation of the State. For an overall summary and discussion of the key aspects of the Act, please see our earlier briefing (here). In this briefing we focus on the important issue of the anti-money-laundering and combatting terrorist-financing ("AML") regime applicable to providers of gambling services ("providers").