Ireland: Wealth & Asset Management

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.

During July 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) updated its Cross Industry Guidance on Operational Resilience (OpRes Guidance).

Private assets are generally understood to mean non-publicly traded assets and include, for example, private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate.