The IFD/IFR: Getting to Grips with the New Remuneration Rules for Investment Firms
The Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive will become applicable for firms f...
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The Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive will become applicable for firms f...
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“ESG”, “sustainability” and “green” are words used with ever-increasing frequency in debt markets...
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The European Commission has recently published proposals for a new EU regulation for digital oper...
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Late last year, the European Commission launched its long-awaited set of new rules concerning the...
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The Pensions Authority has published revised proposals for DC Master Trusts (MTs) which signal th...
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A new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying a...
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The In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation, (EU) 2017/746, is fully applicable as of Thurs...
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The Investment Firms Directive and Investment Firms Regulation (IFD/IFR) will become applicable f...
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The Irish High Court has delivered a ruling that the DPC can resume an investigation that may res...
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Websites and apps have 6 months to comply with the Data Protection Commission's recently publishe...
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The Government has published guidance for those employers due to begin reporting their gender pay...
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The European Commission has proposed a unified procedure for granting Supplementary Protection Ce...
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The European Commission adopted a common EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications and geoloc...
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On 21 April 2021, the EU published the first of two planned sets of performance criteria for envi...
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See our analysis for fund managers of the impact of ESMA's guidance for supervising compliance wi...
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On 25 May 2022, a second SFDR Q&A from the Commission was published which is highly likely to imp...
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On 20 October 2020, the Central Bank published findings from its review of fund management compan...
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Following on from our June briefing (ESMA supports targeted review of corporate debt and property...
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A brief overview of the CBI Administrative Sanctions and the themes of relevance to (Re)insurers.
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This week saw the publication of draft guidance by the European Data Protection Board and draft s...
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The European Commission proposes a progressive roll-out of the In Vitro Medical Devices Regulatio...
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Regulated firms must prioritise diversity at senior levels to prevent groupthink, promote interna...
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To date in 2022, the EU has adopted four sanctions packages in response to the developing situati...
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New Regulations provide clarity for employers due to begin reporting on their gender pay gap metr...
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ESMA issues expectations for MiFID firms' use of tied agents in light of post-Brexit 'circumventi...
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Analysis of the Russian Sanctions Regime, with a particular focus on the impact of these measures...
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Fund liquidity management is a hot button issue for local, EU and international regulators. See ...
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On 23 April 2021, provisions of the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) were transposed...
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IORP II full compliance picture revealed: we discuss the Pensions Authority's final Code of Pract...
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On 8 June 2020 street retailers were permitted to open, we examine the types permitted to open an...
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The EU has proposed amendments to the Benchmarks Regulation to address issues arising from the co...
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The temporary changes would allow electronic shareholder/creditor meetings and an extended period...
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ESMA has confirmed to market that it does not believe there is a risk to compliance with the MiFI...
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Following its recent deep-dive liquidity review of corporate debt and property funds, ESMA has re...
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The Government has published a voluntary code of conduct for commercial leases with the aim of fa...
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New rules to encourage long-term shareholder engagement and increase transparency in traded compa...
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This article considers the recent decision of the European Commission to commence infringement pr...
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The ESAs have launched a consultation on technical standards for complying with obligations under...
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Traders will need to update their terms and conditions as the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers)...