A&L Goodbody
Investment Funds Newsletter
July 2009 
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July 2009

 

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This is our monthly bulletin on the latest developments in mutual funds and collective investment schemes within Ireland and the EU. For further information on any of the topics covered please

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Irish Practice Developments

  1. FR proposes to remove the requirement for funds to be
    audited on a change of service provider

  2. The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2009

  3. The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

  4. Third EU Money Laundering Directive

  5. The National Asset Management Agency Bill

  6. FR Consultation on Telephone Records and Electronic Communications under the MiFID Regulations

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EU and International Developments

  1. Proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers
  2. CESR open hearing on UCITS IV
  3. More detail on CESR's consultation on KID disclosures for UCITS

  4. EU regulation of packaged retail investment products
  5. European classification and definition of money market funds
  6. CESR statement on the reclassification of financial instruments

  7. CESR consultation on a European short selling disclosure regime
  8. CESR recommends a mandatory trade transparency regime for non-equity markets
  9. EU regulation of credit rating agencies
  10. IOSCO report on good practice in investment managers' due diligence when investing in structured finance instruments
  11. Credit default swaps on EU entities (and indices based on these entities) are beginning to clear through central counterparties

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Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

 

11 new platforms and 74 new funds were authorised by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in June, 2009.

 

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Irish Stock Exchange

 

The shares/units of 7 new sub-funds of existing funds, 2 new single funds, 59 additional new classes and 5 new umbrella funds were admitted to the Official List of the ISE during June, 2009.

 

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