European Union: Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

Ireland is a leading jurisdiction for the establishment of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for synthetic securitisations and significant risk transfer transactions. The unrivalled strength of our Capital Markets, Tax, Financial Regulation and Listing capabilities makes Arthur Cox a market leader in this area.

The European Union has fundamentally restructured its anti-money laundering framework through a comprehensive legislative package that replaces fragmented national implementations with directly applicable regulations. This transformation introduces a new EU-wide supervisory authority, expands the scope of regulated entities, and establishes harmonized customer due diligence requirements across all member states.

One of the aims of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (“MiCA”) is to bring stability to digital asset markets by ensuring that market abuse is prevented before it can even occur.

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism's (AMLA) consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on pecuniary sanctions...

This new Guide to Risk from the Spectrum IFA Group is an insight into many different types of risk associated with money and investments.

Welcome to our debt capital markets update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping financial markets in Ireland.

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has issued a circular announcing targeted amendments to Chapters 5 and 11 of the Capital Markets Rules ("CMRs"). Two developments stand out...

On 24 December 2024, the package of proposals amending EMIR seeking to make derivatives clearing in the EU more attractive (EMIR 3.0) entered into force.

On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its technical advice on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (Advice). The Advice is in response to a mandate issued to ESMA by the European Commission in 2023...