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EU Retail Investment Strategy: Key Impacts For Fund Managers
The Retail Investment Strategy Directive introduces sweeping new obligations for UCITS management companies and AIFMs, requiring mandatory annual assessments to prevent undue costs and comprehensive Value-for-Money evaluations comparing fund costs and performance against peer groups. Management Companies must now demonstrate that costs charged to retail investors are justified and proportionate, with mandatory reimbursement where undue costs are identified and enhanced governance requirements placing direct
Ireland Finance
AC
Arthur Cox
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The Third Payment Services Directive And Payment Services Regulation
The European Commission has proposed PSD3 and an accompanying Payment Services Regulation, marking the most significant reform of EU retail payments since PSD2. These reforms address rising payment fraud, uneven open banking implementation, and supervisory fragmentation by introducing mandatory re-authorisation requirements, enhanced fraud prevention measures, and directly applicable conduct rules across all Member States.
Ireland Finance
M
Matheson
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Ireland’s Presidency Of The EU Council: Asset Management Priorities
Ireland's EU Council Presidency from July to December 2026 will focus on advancing critical financial services legislation affecting the Irish funds industry. Key priorities include finalizing the Markets Integration and Supervision Package, negotiating SFDR 2.0 reforms, and reforming the EU securitisation framework, with significant implications for fund management companies and their operational frameworks.
Ireland Finance
DE
Dillon Eustace
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The Central Bank of Ireland's latest Financial Stability Review examines intensifying global risks facing the domestic financial system, with particular focus on AI financing developments and their potential market implications. Governor Makhlouf highlights elevated vulnerabilities from Middle East energy supply shocks, AI-related stock valuations, and evolving cybersecurity threats, while emphasizing the accumulated resilience in Ireland's financial system through strong capital buffers and prudent lending
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EU Retail Investment Strategy: Key Impacts For Fund Managers
The Retail Investment Strategy Directive introduces sweeping new obligations for UCITS management companies and AIFMs, requiring mandatory annual assessments to prevent undue costs and comprehensive Value-for-Money evaluations comparing fund costs and performance against peer groups. Management Companies must now demonstrate that costs charged to retail investors are justified and proportionate, with mandatory reimbursement where undue costs are identified and enhanced governance requirements placing direct
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Arthur Cox
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The Third Payment Services Directive And Payment Services Regulation
The European Commission has proposed PSD3 and an accompanying Payment Services Regulation, marking the most significant reform of EU retail payments since PSD2. These reforms address rising payment fraud, uneven open banking implementation, and supervisory fragmentation by introducing mandatory re-authorisation requirements, enhanced fraud prevention measures, and directly applicable conduct rules across all Member States.
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Ireland’s Presidency Of The EU Council: Asset Management Priorities
Ireland's EU Council Presidency from July to December 2026 will focus on advancing critical financial services legislation affecting the Irish funds industry. Key priorities include finalizing the Markets Integration and Supervision Package, negotiating SFDR 2.0 reforms, and reforming the EU securitisation framework, with significant implications for fund management companies and their operational frameworks.
Ireland Finance
DE
Dillon Eustace
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