Specialty Services
Irish Financial Services Regulatory
We are highly focused on the impact of ESG in the European asset management and regulatory sector, as well as its wider commercial implications.
- Irish Financial Services Regulatory
- Authorisations and Change of Business
- Fintech
- Corporate Governance, Remuneration and Outsourcing
- Advisory and Assurance
- Compliance Universes and Frameworks and Procedures
- Anti-Money Laundering & Countering the Financing of Terrorism
- Regulatory Engagement and Enforcement
- Fitness & Probity / Senior Executive Accountability Regime
- Sustainable Finance
Irish Financial Services Regulatory
Our Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory team works in tandem with our European Funds & Investment Management teams advising clients on the impact of the EU's Sustainable Finance Action Plan for the European asset management sector, in particular the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR") and the Taxonomy Regulation.
We have collaborated with leading international asset managers and institutional investors domiciled or operating within the European Union to develop end-to- end SFDR compliance solutions at both the operational level and the underlying fund level.
Our Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory and ESG specialists can audit policies and procedures to identify those affected by SFDR and Taxonomy and best advise how those policies can be enhanced to integrate the consideration of sustainability risks into the investment decision-making process and overall risk framework, as well as consideration of adverse sustainability impacts.
We can advise directors and issuers of financial products of their duties and responsibilities with respect to sustainability-related disclosures, in particular the obligation not to overstate or misrepresent the environmental or ESG credentials of the financial product. We can assist clients by developing robust policies and procedures to avoid investor disputes and mitigate greenwashing risk.
For further details on this offering, please visit our EU Sustainable Funds & Taxonomy page.
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KNOWLEDGE
- Preparing for SEAR and IAF Recommended Measures for all Irish Regulated Firms to Consider 20 January 2023
- ESMA Issues New Guidance and Finalised Rules on EU Cross-Border Activities 12 January 2023
- CP152: New Prudential Rules Proposed for UCITS ManCos and AIFMs with MiFID Permissions 09 January 2023
- Year End Deadline for Regulated Entities Whistleblowing Procedures 22 November 2022
- MiCA and Central Bank Feedback on VASP Registrations 14 July 2022
- New Mandatory Consideration of ESG Factors for EU Investment Fund Managers 07 July 2022
- Irish FinTech Regulation Focus - Six Key Areas 04 July 2022
- MiFID Sustainability Preferences Putting ESG at the Centre of the Sales Process 30 June 2022
- Widening the Net of Regulation of Retail Credit Firms in Ireland 15 June 2022
- New EU Ban on Selling Investment Funds to Russian or Belarusian Persons 27 April 2022