IFSC.ie Features

Brexit – the Endgame Approaches?
21/09/2020 - The approaching year-end sees the negotiations on the European Union – United Kingdom future relationship move into a potentially difficult and turbulent phase as an eighth round of negotiations begins, with each side cautioning that time is running out.

Exploring Remote Internships: Part 3: Virtual Mentoring Tips for Success
21/09/2020 - Others may be struggling with the ‘new normal’, finding it difficult to structure their day, missing face-to-face interaction with colleagues and clients, and many burning out from over-working...

The Great Switch – Negative prices are forcing Traders to change their Derivatives Pricing Models
23/07/2020 - Amid widespread economic uncertainty and increasingly volatile markets, derivatives traders have seen the prices of underlyings such as oil turn negative – a previously unimaginable scenario.

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.

A Level Platform: The P2B Regulation and its Impact on Online Business
23/07/2020 - On 12 July 2020, EU Regulation 2019/1150 (the “P2B Regulation” or the “Regulation”) became directly applicable across the EU. This Regulation aims to provide protection for businesses that rely on third-party online platforms to reach their customers, whilst simultaneously being designed to preserve the business model of the third-party online platforms themselves.

DPC publishes Report and Guidance on cookies following a “cross-sector and cross-size” sweep of website operators
26/05/2020 - The Report is based on a review carried out by the DPC of websites in various sectors in Ireland, including insurance, banking, media, retail and the public sector.

Implications of Brexit for Corporate Governance and Compliance
21/09/2020 - On 31 December 2020, the transition period between the UK and the EU will come to an end and EU law will cease to apply to the UK.

Co-operation and Early Engagement with the Central Bank are Key in Enforcement Actions
21/09/2020 - On 28 July 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published details of a settlement agreement reached between it and Bank of Ireland (BOI) for admitted breaches of five provisions of the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (MiFID).

The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme – What We Know So Far
25/08/2020 - From 1st September, the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) will replace the current Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) for Irish employers. The changeover will bring about a significant impact on many organisations’ inhouse and outsourced payroll services.

What to expect from a COVID-19 Workplace Inspection
18/08/2020 - The Health and Safety Authority (the “HSA”) is the government agency with responsibility to ensure compliance with workplace health and safety (Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (the “2005 Act”)).