Funds Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update 1 April 2018 – 30 June 2018

Areas covered in this issue:

• Undertakings in Collective Investments and Transferable Securities (“UCITS”)

• Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (“AIFMD”)

• International Organisation of Securities Commissions ("IOSCO")

• Packaged Retail Insurance-based Investment Products (“PRIIPs”)

• European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”)

• Securitisation Regulation

• Central Clearing Counterparties (“CCPs”)

• Central Securities Depositories Regulation (“CSDR”)

• The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (“BRRD”)

• Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (“CRAR”)

• Benchmarks Regulation

• Short Selling Regulation (“SSR”)

• Payment Services Directive (“PSD2”)

• Money Market Funds Regulation (“MMF Regulation”)

• European Fund and Asset Management Association (“EFAMA”)

• European Central Bank (“ECB”)

• European Systemic Risk Board (“ESRB”)

• European Commission

• European Parliament

• ESMA, EBA and ESAs

• Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”)

• Prospectus Regulation

• Central Bank of Ireland

• Euronext - Irish Stock Exchange (“ISE”)

• Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) / Counter-Terrorist Financing (“CTF”)

• Anti-Corruption Legislation

• Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)

• The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”)

• Brexit

• Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement ("ODCE")

• Gender Pay Gap Information Bill.

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