It was a relatively busy month on the domestic front. The CBI published its latest Insurance Quarterly Newsletter and the latest edition of the Intermediary Times. It also published a consolidated view of publically available data for (re)insurance undertakings. From a European perspective, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published the results of the 2018...
FinanceOn the domestic front, the CBI Director General Derville Rowland delivered a speech noting that the CBI has begun an analysis of 2,000-plus Irish domiciled Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) funds that report to be actively managed. The UK Treasury also published a draft Statutory Instrument in respect of the proposed Temporary Permission Regime...
FinanceOn the domestic front the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published a suite of research on the shadow banking sector in Ireland and the role of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). On the European front it has been a relatively busy month...
Financial RegulationA&L Goodbody has published our annual review of merger deals notified to Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in 2018.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the Bill) has been published. This is a very short Bill with just two proposed sections to amend section 343 of the Companies Act 2014 (the Act) with respect to the time periods permitted for the filing of annual returns.
Companies ActDavinia Brennan, Associate and Knowledge Lawyer at A&L Goodbody, considers what regulatory action we can expect to see from the Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the practicalities of enforcement.
TechnologyA&L Goodbody partner Dr Vincent Power’s paper describing the lessons so far from Brexit, has been published in the Irish Journal of European Law.
BrexitHow will cross border services provided to the UK be treated in a no Brexit deal scenario
BrexitThe UK invoked the exit procedure under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union in March 2017. Unless the UK's decision is withdrawn or the period is extended, this will become effective in a little over 80 days.
BrexitDr Vincent Power, Partner, A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement Group published a short article on the Irish competition/antitrust law regime relating to abuse of dominance/monopolization in the December 2018 issue of the American Bar Association's International Antitrust Bulletin.
EU, Competition & ProcurementFrom an international employment law perspective, 2018 has been dominated by gender issues. These range from gender pay gap (GPG) reporting to employers having to respond to an increase in sexual harassment complaints in the wake of the #metoo movement. Closer to home, employers have had to grapple with GDPR, the challenges associated with mandatory retirement....
EmploymentDavid Francis, Pensions Partner, provides a high level overview of the key practical issues relating to pensions law in Ireland. Key areas addressed include state pensions, supplementary pensions, funding and solvency requirements, tax on pensions, business transfers, participation in pension schemes and employer insolvency and overall scheme solvency.
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