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Ireland For Finance Strategy - Vision 2030 Launched

Ireland's Department of Finance has unveiled its renewed "Ireland for Finance" strategy, positioning the country as a key player in the EU's Savings and Investments Union while charting an ambitious course for its €5.6 trillion funds and asset management sector through 2030.

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

ESMA Bestätigt Anwendung Bestehender Verbote Für Binäre Optionen Auf Event Contracts

Die ESMA hat klargestellt, dass Event Contracts mit binärem Auszahlungsprofil als Derivate unter bestehende EU-Produktinterventionsmaßnahmen fallen und deren Vertrieb an Retail-Kunden EU-weit verboten ist. Unternehmen, die solche Produkte oder vergleichbare Prediction-Market-Instrumente anbieten, müssen ihre Produktklassifizierung, Vertriebskanäle und MiFID-II-Zulassungsstatus dringend überprüfen und dokumentieren.

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Auswertung Der Berichte Der Berichterstatter Vom Juni 2026 Zum MISP

The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has published two draft reports on the Market Integration and Supervision Package that significantly expand the European Commission's proposals, introducing comprehensive direct ESMA supervision over all EU CCPs and CSDs, direct oversight of significant asset management groups, and a statutory competition mandate for ESMA. These far-reaching changes to EU capital markets supervision architecture will fundamentally impact regulated firms' supe

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Corporate Update August 2026 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

The European Commission has adopted two delegated acts as part of the CSRD simplification under the Omnibus I package...

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

EU Market Integration And Supervision Package

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

EMIR 3.0 Directive: Counterparty And Concentration Risks In Focus

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Regulating The Retail Market: Questions For The Future

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Finance Malta

Global ABS 2026 - Synthetic Securitisations / SRT Transactions

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

AML Playbook: EU Edition #1: The New EU AML/CTF Package

European Union Government

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A&O Shearman

Fintech Insights #12 – MiCA & Prevention Of Market Abuse

Malta Technology

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Mamo TCV Advocates

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 21/05/2026

Worldwide Finance

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Matheson

EMIR 3: Revision And Recalibration Of The Clearing Threshold Regime

GA

Ganado Advocates

Horizon scanner Finance May 2026 - Thought Leadership

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Reaches Compromise On PSD3 And PSR: Tighter Harmonisation, Crypto Rules And Stronger Consumer Transparency.

European Union Technology

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WH Partners

What Fund Tokenisation Really Means For Funds And Service Providers | Andrew, Riccardo, & Stephen (Video)

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Jan Holthuis te gast in de podcast India Unbound van LawWiser (Video)

Netherlands International

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Buren

Authorisation Processes In Ireland (Podcast)

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Video: Key Workplace Policies and Procedures in Ireland - Episode 2

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Big Law Redefined: Digital Health Miniseries Episode 2 | Regulatory Strategy And Reimbursement Essentials For Digital Health And MedTech Companies In The EU Market (Podcast)

Germany Healthcare

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Cryptocurrency And Stablecoin Dynamics In France, The US, And Beyond – What Arbitration Practitioners Need To Know

Forensic Risk Alliance hosted a panel discussion examining the evolving regulatory frameworks governing cryptocurrency and stablecoins across France, the US, and UK, exploring how MiCA, the GENIUS Act, and emerging legislation shape dispute resolution. The panel analyzed jurisdiction challenges, evidence tracing complexities, and enforcement hurdles that arbitration practitioners now face in this rapidly developing field.

France Litigation

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Forensic Risk Alliance

Block By Block: CSSF Clarifies Crypto-Assets Framework For Luxembourg Funds

On 4 February 2026, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF") published an updated version of its FAQ on crypto-assets – undertakings for collective investment ("FAQ").

Luxembourg Technology

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Maples Group

ESMA Reminds Firms Of CFD Product Intervention Obligations

On 24 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a public statement addressing the increasing prevalence of derivatives marketed as "perpetual futures"...

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

MiFID Monitor Q1 2026

ESMA withdraws market data guidelines as new regulatory standards take effect, while AMLA assumes full AML/CFT oversight from EBA. How will these regulatory shifts reshape compliance frameworks for financial institutions across the European Union?

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

The CP Legislative Updates Series – February 2026

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Changes To Clearing Thresholds For Derivatives Users

Ireland Finance

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Matheson

Regulatory Monitoring

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Horizon Scanner Finance March 2026 - European Developments

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Your Guide To Investment Risk

Spain Wealth Mgt

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Spectrum IFA Group

Debt Capital Markets & Structured Finance Roundup: January 2026

Ireland Finance

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Walkers

Funds 2026: What's Next?

Worldwide Finance

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William Fry

Commission Guidance On ELTIFs: Wider Eligible Assets, Clarified Intermediary Structures And Clearer Liquidity Rules

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

MiFID Monitor Q4 2025

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Malta's Notified PIFs: Europe's Family Office Solution

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Funds 2026: What's Next?

The 2026 regulatory landscape for fund managers is dominated by initiatives arising out of the renewed focus on EU competitiveness following the 2024...

Worldwide Finance

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William Fry

Commission Guidance On ELTIFs: Wider Eligible Assets, Clarified Intermediary Structures And Clearer Liquidity Rules

The European Commission's (Commission) clarifications, published on ESMA's Q&A tool in December 2025, deliver the most authoritative guidance to date on the operation of ELTIF 2.0 and the ELTIF RTS.

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

MiFID Monitor Q4 2025

On 10 October 2025, ESMA published a statement relating to the application of certain provisions of MiFIR and the MiFID II Directive in light of amendments made under MiFIR II and the MiFID III Directive.

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Malta's Notified PIFs: Europe's Family Office Solution

Malta's Notified Personal Investment Fund regime is quietly becoming the structure of choice for discerning family offices seeking European presence with operational flexibility and regulatory...

CP

Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

CSSF Circular 25/901: A Simplified And Modernized Framework For Part II UCIs, SIFs And SICARs With Proportionate Protections Per Investor-type

Luxembourg Wealth Mgt

AO

A&O Shearman

Latest Information On The BaFin's General Administrative Order Regarding Turbo Certificates

On 15 October 2025, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued a general administrative order restricting the marketing, distribution and sale of "turbo certificates"...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Regulatory Monitoring

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language.

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Horizon Scanner Finance November 2025 - European Developments

Regulation (EU) 2025/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 October 2025 amending Regulations (EU) No 1092/2010...

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

MiFID Monitor Q3 2025

On 24 July 2025 ESMA published a new webpage on the volume cap mechanism (VCM) under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) along with a press release.

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Kinstellar Capital Markets Series: Multiple Voting Rights – A Chance For European Capital Markets?

Austria Commercial

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Kinstellar

Establishing A UCITS Fund In Ireland - Nature Of A UCITS

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Stock Exchange Regulator Investigates Luxury Goods Manufacturer

Italy International

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Duane Morris LLP

MFSA's ESAP And Takeover Bid Changes Redefine Compliance For Issuers

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GTG

EMIR 3.0 Is Now Live; What Irish Funds Need To Know

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

ESMA Publishes Technical Advice On Review Of The UCITS Eligible Assets Directive

European Union Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Conditions For Admission To The Stock Exchange

PK

Psarakis & Kefalas Law Firm

Ο Νέος Κανονισμός Του Χρηματιστηρίου

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Papapolitis & Papapolitis

Surely The Preparation Of Interim Reports Does Not Need To Be An Insider Project In The Future?

Finland Finance

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

EU CryptoReg Roundup: August 2025

European Union Technology

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Walkers

Luxembourg Tax Authorities Clarify CIV Exemption Criteria For Investment Funds

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Arendt & Medernach

Luxembourg Reverse Hybrid Entity Rules: Clarifications Regarding The CIV Exemption

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ELTIF Snippet Series #5 US Fund Managers: What You Can (And Cannot) Invest In

Luxembourg Commercial

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Warsaw Financial Regulatory Podcast: Episode 2

AO

A&O Shearman

ESMA Publishes Final Report On UCITS Eligible Assets

Ireland Finance

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Maples Group

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