IFSC.ie Features

Five Finance Jobs of the Future
28/04/2022 - Finance jobs of the future will be shaped by the fastest growing areas of finance today.

Hybrid Working stats every professional should know in 2022
01/02/2022 - The world of work has gone through two revolutions in the space of less than 24 months

Active Investing Remains the Foundation of Fund Management
24/05/2022 - Rock-bottom fees have propelled the popularity of passive funds over recent years but there are many reasons why active management will always have primacy in the business of fund management.

CBI Maintains Cautious Stance as Adoption of Crypto-Assets Progresses
26/04/2022 - The Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) published its Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report on 8 February 2022 detailing the CBI' supervisory priorities for securities markets for the year ahead.

Statutory Sick Pay – What We Know So Far
01/11/2021 - With Budget 2022 now over one of the surprise omissions was the Statutory Sick Pay Scheme. The Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar TD, announced details of a new law to give all workers the right to be paid sick leave back in June and while some details have already been made available more was expected to follow during the Budget.

Recommendations for managing remote teams in the Financial Services Industry
30/09/2021 - There has been a significant scrutiny on the practice of remote working in Ireland over the last 12 months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How to Improve Cyber Security Culture : 5 Tips
04/11/2021 - An important yet often overlooked aspect of any organization’s cyber security strategy is culture — building and nurturing a working environment that promotes and encourages secure behaviors and empowers people to better protect themselves and others through knowledge, awareness, and positive behavior change.

Cyber and Data Protection : The New SCCs: What You Need to Know
29/06/2021 - On 4 June 2021 the European Commission issued its eagerly awaited decision publishing the new Standard Contractual Clauses, or SCCs (“New SCCs”) for the GDPR-compliant transfer of personal data to third countries.

The Data Act – "It's not personal, it's just business"
24/05/2022 - In February 2020 the European Commission published its strategies for the use of data and artificial intelligence. The objectives of its data strategy are to make the EU a “role model and leader for a society empowered by data”.

Key Takeaways: The Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2021
17/05/2022 - The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently published its 2021 Annual Report (the “Report”), marking the end of the third full calendar year of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

Why Financial Education is Key to Capital Markets Development
22/03/2022 - One year after the “memestock” phenomenon, efforts in Europe to build a retail investment culture are taking place just as a wave of new digital investment platforms appears. But, as the Securities and Exchange Commission expresses concern at online gamification of investment, is the industry on a collision course with regulators over an inadequately informed investment public?

Central Bank Guidance on the Use of Service Companies by Insurers
11/02/2022 - In January 2022 the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) its “Guidance on the Use of Service Companies in the Insurance Sector” (“Guidance”). This Guidance was published alongside a Feedback Statement which reflects the submission that were made to the CBI in response to Consultation Paper (CP144) which was published on the same topic in 2021.