Industry Communications

2024

An Examination of the Primary and Secondary Market Trading Arrangements of Exchange Traded Funds (‘ETFs’) in Ireland | pdf 119 KB Industry Letter - EBA Survey on Initial Margin Model - 241120 | pdf 91 KB Notice of intention - ESMA Fund Naming Guidelines - 241021 | pdf 230 KB Process clarification for UCITS and AIFs in respect of ESMA’s guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms | pdf 455 KB Notice of Intention in relation to ESMA Guidelines on stress testing scenarios under the MMF Regulations - 020524 | pdf 221 KB

2023

Industry Letter - 2022 ESMA Common Supervisory Action on Asset Valuation | pdf 121 KB Remarks by James O'Sullivan at the Certified Institute of Fund Directors annual conference on 29 September 2023 | pdf 465 KB Information Note on Liability Driven Investment Funds 29 March 2023 | pdf 78 KB Notice of Intention in relation to ESMA Guidelines on stress test scenarios under MMF Regulation 240323 | pdf 229 KB Industry Letter on Common Supervisory Action on the supervision of Costs and Fees of UCITS | pdf 147 KB Process clarifications for UCITS and AIFs pre-contractual documentation updates in relation to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/363 | pdf 512 KB

2022

Dear Chair Letter - Follow up on thematic review of fund management companies’ governance, management and effectiveness | pdf 128 KB Industry Letter - Liability Driven Investments Funds | pdf 151 KB Information note - Sustainable finance and the asset management sector: Disclosures, investment processes & risk management | pdf 739 KB Remarks delivered by Darragh Rossi, Head of Funds Supervision Division at the Certified Institute of Fund Directors (CIFD) annual conference on 20 September 2022 which set out the Central Bank’s supervisory strategy and outlook for the Irish funds sector. | pdf 633 KB Process clarifications for UCITS and AIFs pre-contractual documentation updates in relation to the Level 2 measures in relation to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation | pdf 383 KB Notice of Intention in relation to ESMA Guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation | pdf 218 KB Notice of Intention - UCITS Side-Pocket Arrangements | pdf 93 KB Guidance For Fund Profile Return Vol 2.2 June 2022 | pdf 755 KB Fund Profile Return V2 Template | xls 5566 KB Industry Communication related to Fund Service Providers effectively managing risks due to the Russian war in Ukraine | pdf 100 KB

2021

Process clarifications for UCITS and AIFs pre-contractual documentation updates in relation to the Taxonomy Regulation and Level 2 measures in relation to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation | pdf 293 KB Notice of intention in relation to the application of the ESMA Guidelines on marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds | pdf 228 KB Notice of Intention in relation to ESMA Guidelines on stress test scenarios under MMF Regulation | pdf 219 KB Industry Letter - Common Supervisory Action on UCITS Liquidity Risk Management 19 May 2021 | pdf 144 KB ESRB ESMA liquidity risk project - letter to Fund Management Companies 10 March 2021 | pdf 303 KB Public consultation on the review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive - 29 January 2021 | pdf 621 KB Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Process clarifications for UCITS and AIFs pre-contractual documentation updates applicable 10 March 2021 | pdf 351 KB Money Market Fund Regulation (MMFR) Reporting Guidance | pdf 1178 KB DailyMMF_Sample1 | xml 7 KB DailyMMF_Schema_1.1 | xsd 12 KB DailyMMF__Schema_1.1_Excel | xls 24 KB

2020

Dear CEO Letter - To Irish Funds regarding outcome of thematic review of fund management companies governance management and effectiveness - 8 December 2020 | pdf 289 KB Dear Chair Letter - Thematic review of fund management companies governance management and effectiveness - 20 October 2020 | pdf 629 KB Notice of intention in relation to the application of the ESMA Guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs | pdf 215 KB Industry Letter - Measures related to investment funds in light of ongoing market uncertainty due to COVID-19 | pdf 84 KB Notice of intention ESMA Guidelines on Stress Test Scenarios 30 April 2020 | pdf 227 KB Industry Letter - Funds preparation with regard to interest rate benchmark reforms | pdf 196 KB

2019

Industry Letter - Thematic Review of Closet Indexing | pdf 2871 KB Liquidity Management Brexit Letter August 2019 | pdf 862 KB Notice of Intention - Investment in UK Investment Funds and UK CPs to OTC | pdf 216 KB

2018

Implementing CP86 - Martina Kelly, Head of Markets Policy Division | pdf 258 KB Industry Letter - Thematic Review of UCITS Performance Fees - 4 September 2018 | pdf 193 KB Guidance Note Regulatory Reporting Vol 4.0 June 2018 | pdf 833 KB

2017

Industry Letter - Contingency Planning Post BREXIT for Investment Funds - 06 November 2017 | pdf 612 KB