Ireland: Corporate Governance

Arthur Cox's sixth annual Sustainable Business Impact Report details the firm's progress across Community, Workplace, Environment and Marketplace initiatives during the 2025/26 financial year. The report reveals increased volunteering hours, substantial pro bono contributions, new charity partnerships, and mixed results in carbon reduction efforts as the firm expands its environmental measurement scope.

The Central Bank of Ireland's Deputy Governor addresses the future of public sector workplaces, including AI adoption and strategic planning, while the institution launches a survey on its 2028-2032 strategy. Meanwhile, European financial services regulation advances with ECON's adoption of SFDR amendments and a comprehensive report on EU banking sector competitiveness.

The Northern Ireland Assembly is advancing the Charities (Amendment) Bill, which introduces significant regulatory changes for charities operating in the jurisdiction. The legislation grants the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland expanded enforcement powers, overhauls accounting and reporting frameworks based on charity size, and clarifies the status of cross-border charitable organizations.

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

The Central Bank of Ireland has published its final guidance on prohibition notices under the Fitness and Probity Regime, introducing significant clarifications on decision-making processes, publication procedures, and enforcement mechanisms. Following public consultation and stakeholder feedback, the updated framework addresses procedural fairness concerns while maintaining the regulator's protective powers over controlled functions in financial services firms.

The Central Bank of Ireland has published its feedback report on delegation practices in the Irish funds sector, identifying both effective frameworks and areas requiring enhancement across governance, oversight, and control mechanisms. Fund management companies must now conduct gap analyses and implement board-approved remediation plans by year-end 2026 to address identified deficiencies in their delegation arrangements.

The Central Bank of Ireland has released its third Authorisations and Gatekeeping Report, revealing significant improvements in processing times and transparency across all financial sectors. With 63 banks participating in the 2027 EU-wide stress test and new climate risk integration, regulatory frameworks are evolving rapidly. How are these changes reshaping the landscape for financial institutions seeking authorisation and maintaining compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory environment?

The Central Bank of Ireland is consulting on a new framework for assessing the impact of its regulatory actions, introducing structured principles for evaluating policy interventions...

The European Commission has proposed a voluntary EU-wide corporate framework, commonly known as "EU Inc.", designed to allow companies to operate across Europe under a single set of rules with a digital-by-default approach.