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ESMA 2027 Work Programme: Key Deliverables Of Relevance To Fund Managers
ESMA has published its 2027 Annual Work Programme outlining key workstreams and deliverables for fund management companies and their delegates. The programme addresses integrated funds reporting, retail investment strategy, SFDR 2.0 revisions, and transaction reporting reforms that will shape the regulatory landscape for asset managers operating in Ireland and across the EU.
European Union Finance
DE
Dillon Eustace
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Meet The Mistress: How A Business Restructure Might Complicate The Irish Employment And Immigration Relationship
Does a business restructure or TUPE transfer have any immigration or employment permit implications? The answer is yes: where a restructure involves a TUPE transfer, liability for employing foreign nationals without valid immigration permission will transfer to the new employer, and both parties will need to address their post-transfer notification obligations under the Employment Permits Act 2024.
Ireland Employment
LS
Lewis Silkin
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SFDR 2.0 Trialogue Negotiations: Key Areas Of Focus For Fund Managers
The European Commission's proposed overhaul of the SFDR regime is entering crucial trialogue negotiations, with the Irish Presidency aiming to reach agreement by year-end. While the Council and Parliament have aligned on key issues like professional investor opt-outs, significant divergences remain on exclusion criteria for Transition funds, PAI reporting requirements, and engagement strategy disclosures that will shape the future of sustainable finance regulation.
European Union Finance
DE
Dillon Eustace
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New Rules On Green Claims To Take Effect In Ireland – What Do Businesses Need To Know?
From September 2026, businesses making environmental claims in Ireland will face heightened regulatory scrutiny under new EU-transposed legislation designed to combat greenwashing. The regulations introduce specific offences for misleading sustainability claims and grant the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission expanded enforcement powers, including criminal penalties of up to EUR100,000 and imprisonment for non-compliance.
Ireland Consumer
DLA Piper
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This Week’s Edition Of The FIG Top 5 At 5
The Central Bank of Ireland resumes domestic collection of outsourcing registers in February 2027 after a two-year pause, while publishing findings from its thematic assessment of fitness and probity frameworks in MiFID investment firms. New regulatory developments include the commencement of 'Right to be Forgotten' insurance legislation, EBA consultation on operational risk management standards, and EIOPA's technical advice on harmonizing insurance guarantee schemes across the EU.
European Union Finance
M
Matheson
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CSRD Simplification Takes Shape: Revised ESRS And Voluntary Standard Published
The European Union has published revised sustainability reporting standards and introduced a voluntary framework that fundamentally changes how companies approach CSRD compliance. These reforms reduce reporting complexity through fewer datapoints and introduce value chain caps that limit information requests from smaller businesses. Understanding these changes is critical for both mandatory reporters and voluntary participants as implementation deadlines approach in 2026 and 2027.
Ireland Commercial
AC
Arthur Cox
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Greenwashing Enforcement Has Arrived: What The EU's New Fast Fashion Rules Signal For All Consumer-Facing Businesses
The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation has banned the destruction of unsold apparel and footwear from July 2026, forcing retailers to pivot from recycling and disposal to donation, resale and reuse strategies. With mandatory public reporting on unsold stock disposal and stricter policing of environmental marketing claims now in force, consumer-facing businesses across Ireland and the EU face a fundamental shift in how they manage inventory, report waste, and communicate sustainability creden
Ireland Environment
RL
RDJ LLP
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Data For Sale: Can Insolvent Companies Realise The Value Of Corporate Data?
Spirit Airlines' proposed $10 million sale of a massive de-identified corporate dataset to Google in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings raises fundamental questions about whether operational business data can be treated as a realisable asset in insolvency. The transaction highlights the legal tension between preserving a dataset's commercial utility and ensuring individuals cannot be identified, particularly when the data maintains referential integrity across multiple systems.
Ireland Insolvency
WF
William Fry
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The Green Transition Directive: Financial Services Impact
The European Union's Green Transition Directive introduces sweeping changes to consumer protection law, targeting misleading environmental claims and sustainability labels across all sectors. Ireland's implementing regulations, effective September 2026, will prohibit generic green claims, require detailed verification of environmental promises, and ban sustainability labels lacking proper certification. Financial services firms must now navigate expanded rules on misleading practices, particularly regarding
Ireland Consumer
AC
Arthur Cox
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Cyber Resilience Act: New Vulnerability Reporting Requirements Now In Force
The EU Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory reporting obligations for manufacturers of digital products, requiring them to notify authorities within 24 hours of discovering actively exploited vulnerabilities or severe security incidents. This regulation establishes strict timelines for early warnings, detailed vulnerability notifications, and final reports, fundamentally changing how manufacturers must respond to cybersecurity threats.
Ireland Technology
BJ
Browne Jacobson
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Fitness And Probity Thematic Assessment: What MiFID Firms Need To Know
The Central Bank of Ireland's thematic assessment of the Fitness and Probity regime within the MiFID investment firm sector reveals critical gaps in governance documentation and evidence. Firms are struggling to demonstrate adequate due diligence processes, policy implementation, and Management Responsibility Map compliance. Can your organization withstand regulatory scrutiny of its F&P framework?
Ireland Finance
M
Matheson
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The EU Cyber Resilience Act: Reporting Obligations Take Effect
The EU Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory vulnerability and incident reporting obligations for products with digital elements starting September 2026. Economic operators developing, importing, or distributing such products in the EU face strict compliance deadlines, substantial penalties for non-compliance, and must implement security-by-design principles throughout product lifecycles.
European Union Media & IT
M
Matheson
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AG Opinion Flags New Data Retention Compliance Risks For Irish Telecoms
The European Court of Justice's Advocate General has delivered an opinion suggesting that the proportionality of data retention regimes should be assessed not only by the categories of data retained, but also by the technical arrangements surrounding that retention. This opinion raises questions about whether Ireland's 2022 Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act provides sufficiently...
Ireland Privacy
M
Matheson
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