Investment Funds

The end of the transition period, 31 December 2020, is now very clearly on the horizon.  The likelihood of any agreement in respect of financial services, whether as part of an overall free trade agreement or as one of a suite of agreements covering various sectors, seems increasingly remote as each day passes.

In this paper, we consider whether equivalence offers any solutions specifically for investment funds and their managers and, if not, how the various implications for investment funds of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU might be addressed.

Barry O'Connor and Brónagh Maher write for ICLG on the particular impacts for the Asset Management industry across the three primary regulatory regimes of AIFMD, UCITS and MiFID.

Our Brexit Tracker for Irish investment funds notes the latest Brexit-related developments impacting the Irish investment funds industry in reverse chronological order, allowing you to keep up to date on the key matters impacting the industry.

The Central Bank responds to a submission from Irish Funds on Brexit queries.

Irish authorised loan originating qualifying investor alternative investment funds will be permitted to engage in a broader range of activities to include investing in debt or credit instruments.

On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (“EU”). There will be much conjecture and debate about what the consequences of this decision will be for the UK