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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
Ireland is home to a significant number of investment firmsregulated under the legislative framework set out in the revisedMarkets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65("MiFID II") and the Markets inFinancial Instruments Regulation 600/2014("MiFIR"). As of early April 2025, Ireland has 90 authorised MiFIDinvestment firms.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Act2025 (the "Act" - here) has now been commenced, coming intoforce on 9 May 2025. The Act brings greater clarity and efficiencyto the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (the"FSPO") complaints process by amendingcertain provisions within the Financial Services and PensionsOmbudsman Act 2017 (the "2017 Act").
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2 months 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.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
The Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48)(Consumer Protection) Regulations 2025 (the"Regulations") have appeared on theOireachtas website and are expressed to come into operation on 24March 2026. The Regulations have been eagerly awaited and followextensive consultation with industry, as part of the review of theConsumer Protection Code 2012, as amended (the"CPC").
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Clare Gillett |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald
IntroductionThe Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI")recently released its regulatory and supervisory priorities for2025, amid what it has described as "globaltransformational change, heightened volatility and increasingcomplexity". The report outlines the regulator'sgoals and strategic priorities for the year, while highlighting theCBI's key concerns in the macro environment.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
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.
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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.
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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.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Adrian Farrell |Martin O'Neill
The reporting of guarantee data to the Central Bank ofIreland's Central Credit Register will commence on 1 February2025. ‘Credit information providers' will need to ensurethat their existing processes now extend to guarantors (includingin relation to verification, warnings and reporting).
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Darragh Murphy |Mark White
General UpdatesPolitical agreement on proposals to facilitatedata-sharing and reduce regulatory reporting burdenOn 18 December 2024, the European Parliament announced via apress release (here) that its Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee ("ECON") has reached apolitical agreement with the Council of the EU on the proposal tofacilitate data‑sharing and reduce redundant reporting in EUfinancial services.
