Ireland: Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

A UCITS can invest in a diverse range of liquid investments such as transferable securities, bank deposits, money market instruments, financial derivatives and units of other funds either as a fund of funds or a feeder fund. A UCITS cannot invest in real estate nor can it invest directly in commodities, although it may be able to gain exposure to commodities indirectly using derivatives.

On 24 December 2024, the package of proposals amending EMIR seeking to make derivatives clearing in the EU more attractive (EMIR 3.0) entered into force.

On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its technical advice on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (Advice). The Advice is in response to a mandate issued to ESMA by the European Commission in 2023...

On 7 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published an updated version of its questions and answers document on the implementation...

On 3 April 2025, Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank"), Mary Elizabeth McMunn delivered a speech ("Speech") at the Institute of Bankers.

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Following a lengthy review process, a range of changes have been introduced with the objective of enhancing data transparency...

The EMIR framework is about to be updated again as new material reporting requirements come into effect from 29 April 2024

On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published a series of proposed measures to further develop the EU's Capital Markets Union.