Ireland: Compliance

Ireland's implementation of AIFMD 2.0 brings significant regulatory changes for alternative investment funds, alongside evolving requirements for ESG disclosure and board effectiveness. The Central Bank of Ireland explores emerging opportunities in distributed ledger technology, tokenisation, and artificial intelligence while addressing future modifications to venture and growth capital fund regulations.

The European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has released draft guidelines establishing a harmonised framework for Business-Wide Risk Assessments across EU Member States, expanding requirements...

On 5 May 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank“) published an updated AIF Rulebook, together with its Feedback Statement on Consultation Paper 162...

In this series of articles, Gráinne Boyle (Partner, International Business, Corporate), Catherine Carrigy (Senior Associate, International Business, Corporate), and Elaine Hayden (Solicitor, International Business, Corporate), together with Marie McGinley (Partner and Head of Technology & Innovation) and Stephanie McCarthy (Associate, Technology & Innovation), provide an overview of the key governance considerations arising from recent and upcoming EU tech-focused regulations.

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?

The European Data Protection Board has launched its 2026 Coordinated Enforcement Framework action focusing on transparency and information obligations under Articles 12-14 GDPR, following its 2025...

On 3 October 2024, ESMA published a revised Q&A on performance fees charged to UCITS (ESMA UCITS Q&A).

On 11 September 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a web page and shared examples of best practice and areas for improvement for applicants for regulatory authorisation/registration in the UK.

The pace of change with regard to attitudes, laws and regulations on climate change matters in the ten years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 has been head spinning.