Financial Regulatory

The former CEO of RSA Insurance Ireland has been disqualified for 13 years by the Central Bank of Ireland for his admitted participation in a breach of financial services law. Philip Smith, who served as CEO and executive director of RSA Insurance Ireland DAC (RSAII) from 2009 to 2013, was this mont

The Central Bank of Ireland has set out plans to deliver a more effective and efficient regulatory and supervisory framework. The new roadmap outlines the institution's work across four pillars: supervision, regulation, gatekeeping, and reporting and data.

The Central Bank of Ireland has launched a public consultation on the implementation of new access to cash legislation. The public consultation covers two parts of the new regime under the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025.

Karen O'Leary has been appointed as director of enforcement in the Central Bank of Ireland with effect from the new year. Ms O'Leary brings an extensive breadth of experience to the role, most recently as the Central Bank's director of currency, workplace and regulatory services.

New access to cash legislation is to come into effect this week. Orders relating to sections 5 and 10 of the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 are to come into effect on Friday, Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris has said.

A major cryptocurrency platform has been fined over €21.4 million by the Central Bank of Ireland for breaches of its anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing transaction monitoring obligations. Coinbase Europe Limited has accepted the fine of €21,464,734 after admitting that i

The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) has been formally established ahead of the introduction of MyFutureFund next year.

William Fry was named FinTech Professional Advisor or Team of the Year at last night's prestigious National FinTech Awards 2025 at the Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin. The firm previously won the same award at the inaugural National FinTech Awards in 2023, reinforcing the firm’s consist

Regulatory changes which will increase the home and business lending capacity of credit unions by €6.6 billion have come into effect. The "targeted but significant changes" to the credit union lending framework announced by the Central Bank of Ireland in August take effect from today.

Brónagh Maher of Matheson considers the EU-US ESG regulatory debate and the implications for EU competitiveness. The pace of change with regard to attitudes, laws and regulations on climate change matters in the 10 years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 has been head-spinning

Credit unions will no longer have to pay into two safety net funds after a government review concluded their current assets are "sufficient for now". Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, today announced the government's intention to "pause the collection of levies in relation to the resolution and

Key senior personnel have been appointed to the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) ahead of the establishment of the pension auto-enrolment scheme next year. Dara Calleary, the minister for social protection, today announced the appointment of Dermot Griffin as the CE

Matheson partners Darren Maher and Joe Beashel consider the potential Irish implications of a UK ruling on motor finance lending and consumer protection. Following a much-anticipated judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court on Friday 1 August 2025, motor car finance lenders in the UK market like

The Central Bank of Ireland has announced "targeted but significant changes" to the regulatory lending framework for credit unions. The changes are intended to allow the sector increased scope to provide house and business lending to their members and follow an evidence-based review of credit union

Ireland should press for a change in EU legislation to allow central banks to refuse to facilitate the sale of Israeli bonds, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The Oireachtas joint committee on finance, public expenditure, public service reform and digitalisation, and Taoiseach has made 15 re