Factsheets

On 28 April 2021, the Irish Government transposed IORP II (Institution for Occupational Retirement Provision), an EU directive on the activities and supervision of pension schemes, into law.

The financial reporting frameworks applicable in Ireland generally require the adoption of the going concern basis of accounting in financial statements, except in circumstances where management intends to liquidate the Company or to cease trading, or has no realistic alternative to liquidation or cessation of operations.

On 27 April 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland published its feedback statement in respect of consultation paper 131 “Regulations for pre-emptive recovery planning for (re)insurers)” (“CP 131”). As a result of CP 131, the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Recovery Plan Requirements for Insurers) Regulations 2021 commenced on 19 April 2021 and (re)insurers are now required to

The Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) structure is a regulated partnership structure that is authorised as either a Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Fund (QIAIF) or Retail Investor Alternative Investment Fund (RIAIF) that will appeal to global investments managers and promoters in particular for Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, sustainable finance and infrastructure assets.

Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs were published by ESMA on 5th November 2020 and will become applicable from 5th January 2021.