IFSC.ie Features

Parental Leave Changes from September 2019
20/09/2019 - As of September 1st 2019, the Parental Leave Act has introduced some new changes:

Trends 2019: The Future of Work and the Shape of Future Skills
27/06/2019 - The paradigm shift we identified last year, largely driven by what we called ‘the 3As’ of AI, Automation and Analytics, continues to reshape the nature of work.

Venture capital funding falls by 41% to €197m in first quarter
27/06/2019 - Venture capital funding to Irish technology firms fell by just over 40% to €196.8m in the first quarter of 2019 compared to €332m in the same period last year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey published in association with William Fry.

Venture capital funding falls by 47% in third quarter to €170m
09/01/2019 - Investment down by 33% to €546m in first nine months. Figures confirm “significant slowdown in market”

Tactics to create a culture of Learning & Development
16/01/2020 - Creating a culture of learning and development (L&D) has become a priority for many organizations recently. With numerous driving factors, learning development is an unavoidable element in today’s workplace.

Easy steps to protect passwords
31/10/2019 - Symantec CloudSOC found that enterprises on average use up to 1,000 cloud apps but most CIOs think their organisations only use around 40.

ESMA Publishes Guidelines On SFTR Reporting
07/02/2020 - On 6 January 2020, ESMA published a Final Report incorporating guidelines on the reporting obligation of counterparties to securities financing transactions (SFTs) under the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (EU 2015/2365) (SFTR) (the Guidelines).

Partnerships and Limited Partnerships subject to Companies Act, 2014 Accounts and Returns Regime
07/02/2020 - Partners in ordinary general partnerships and in limited partnerships should be cognisant of the European Union (Qualifying Partnerships: Accounting and Auditing) Regulations, 2019.

Big Tech’s Move into Finance is Raising Regulatory Hackles
17/02/2020 - Given their dominance of digital spaces, it’s no surprise that Big Tech firms like Facebook are eyeing financial services – it’s a logical next step for them as finance becomes increasingly digital.

Can a medical negligence claim continue after a defendant’s death?
05/12/2019 - What happens in a medical negligence case where the defendant medical practitioner dies before proceedings are issued?