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EU Artificial Intelligence Act: What businesses need to know
Article EU Artificial Intelligence Act: What businesses need to know
Ensure EU AI Act compliance with expert support. Learn about data readiness, scoping, gap assessments, remediation, and tailored AI compliance solutions.
Kevin Coleman
Shane O'Neill
Cillian Byrne
| 2 min read | 01 Apr 2025
Supervisory Review & Evaluation Process (SREP) Support for Investment Firms
Article Supervisory Review & Evaluation Process (SREP) Support for Investment Firms
Ensure a successful SREP outcome with expert guidance. Learn how Grant Thornton supports investment firms to navigate regulatory reviews efficiently.
Kevin Coleman
Dwayne Price
Cillian Byrne
AnneMarie Curtin
| 3 min read | 01 Apr 2025
Packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) service package
Asset Management Packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) service package
Expert PRIIPs services: Navigate complex regulatory reporting with our experienced team. Ensure compliance, adapt to changes, and meet all reporting needs.
Dwayne Price
Ray Byrne
| 2 min read | 10 Dec 2024
MiFID II Marketing Communications Requirements – “Dear CEO” Letter
Article MiFID II Marketing Communications Requirements – “Dear CEO” Letter
CBI issues a MiFID II Dear CEO letter on marketing compliance. Learn about the key findings and actions required for investment firms by 31 Jan 2025.
Dwayne Price
Ray Byrne
| 4 min read | 17 Oct 2024
CBI's Dear CEO: Assessment of Consumer Protection in Insurance
Insurance CBI's Dear CEO: Assessment of Consumer Protection in Insurance
CBI's Dear CEO letter urges insurance firms to strengthen consumer protection frameworks, enhance risk management, and align governance for better consumer outcomes.
Kevin Coleman
Nuala Crimmins
Cathie Farrell
| 5 min read | 11 Sep 2024
EU Introduces Regulation to Modernise Payments and Enhance Consumer Protection
Regulatory EU Introduces Regulation to Modernise Payments and Enhance Consumer Protection
EU modernises payments and strengthens consumer protection with new regulations, enhancing competition, security, and data access for financial institutions and fintech.
Kevin Coleman
Shane O'Neill
| 5 min read | 09 Sep 2024
ECB publish draft guidance on governance and risk culture
Risk Advisory ECB publish draft guidance on governance and risk culture
Discover the ECB's latest draft guidance on governance and risk culture. Learn key areas banks must address to align with regulatory expectations by October 2024.
Amanda Ward
Kevin Coleman
Dwayne Price
Claire Miller
| 5 min read | 16 Aug 2024
Crypto regulation: Introduction of MiCA into the EU regulatory landscape
Risk Advisory Crypto regulation: Introduction of MiCA into the EU regulatory landscape
Discover the MiCA authorisation process for 2024, its impact on EU frameworks like MiFID and DORA, and EBA’s new prudential guidance.
Dwayne Price
Kevin Coleman
AnneMarie Curtin
Ray Byrne
| 4 min read | 19 Jun 2024
Basel, CRR III and CRD VI Regulatory Change Programme(s)
Risk Advisory Basel, CRR III and CRD VI Regulatory Change Programme(s)
Prepare for new EU banking rules (CRR III & CRD VI) with Grant Thornton's regulatory & risk advisory team. Leverage our experts for gap assessments, implementation & more. Local & EU-wide support.
Dwayne Price
Kevin Coleman
| 2 min read | 28 May 2024
Asset valuation: Is your framework fit for purpose?
Asset Management Asset valuation: Is your framework fit for purpose?
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) released a letter highlighting the main findings of its work on asset valuation, which sets out its expectations to be adopted by all firms to mitigate the issues identified in Irish Fund Management Companies (Firms). This report sets out ESMA’s analysis and conclusions on its January 2022 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) exercise and presents ESMA’s views on the findings.
Dwayne Price
Jonathan Fitzpatrick
Anne Marie Flynn
Benjamin Marshall
| 5 min read | 19 Feb 2024
UK Overseas Fund Regime: New Requirements
Asset Management UK Overseas Fund Regime: New Requirements
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has produced draft rules for overseas funds being distributed to UK investors. These rules are being put in place for funds from jurisdictions where the UK Government has issued an ’Equivalence’ decision. Read this article to find out more about the new requirements.
Shona O'Hea
Anne Marie Flynn
David Morrey
| 4 min read | 09 Feb 2024
Wind-Down of Trading Books – An ECB Occasional Paper Series
Financial Services Advisory Wind-Down of Trading Books – An ECB Occasional Paper Series
This ECB paper is relevant to banks with derivatives and trading books; it explores the operational aspects and hidden costs associated with the wind-down of a bank’s trading book. An orderly wind-down of a trading book may be a recovery option or an element of a bank’s preferred resolution strategy. This paper details principles of ECB’s supervisory expectations with respect to both recovery and resolution planning.
Dwayne Price
Kevin Coleman
AnneMarie Curtin
| 3 min read | 26 Sep 2023
Guidance for (Re)insurance Undertakings on Intragroup Transactions and Exposures
Financial Services Advisory Guidance for (Re)insurance Undertakings on Intragroup Transactions and Exposures
On 30 January, the Central Bank published Guidance for (Re)insurance Undertakings on Intragroup Transactions and Exposures following a consultation that ended in September 2022.
Nuala Crimmins
Nuala Crimmins
| 4 min read | 20 Sep 2023
Intermediaries
Financial Services Advisory Intermediaries
With our finger on the pulse of this ever-evolving industry, we provide intermediaries with practical, cost-effective solutions to address your business needs, from outsourcing, assistance in navigating regulatory landscape developments and their impacts, statutory reporting requirements, to support with mergers and acquisitions.
Nuala Crimmins
Michael Neary
| 2 min read | 10 May 2023
Guidance for (Re)Insurance Undertakings on Climate Change Risk
Financial Services Advisory Guidance for (Re)Insurance Undertakings on Climate Change Risk
Following stakeholder consultation, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published ‘Guidance for (Re)Insurance Undertakings on Climate Change Risk’. The following are the key areas outlined for re(insurers) to integrate climate change risk: Appropriate Governance, Materiality Assessment, Scenario Analysis, Strategy & Business Model, Risk Appetite & Risk Management and Reporting.
Nuala Crimmins
Amanda Ward
Catherine Duggan
| 5 min read | 05 Apr 2023
Central Bank's Expectations on Outsourcing
Insurance Central Bank's Expectations on Outsourcing
The Central Bank of Ireland has reminded firms of their obligations to align the governance and oversight of MGA arrangements with the outsourcing requirements set out in Solvency II for Critical or Important Functions or Activities.
Nuala Crimmins
Nuala Crimmins
| 4 min read | 13 Mar 2023
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