Central Bank of Ireland Markets Update Issue 1 2023 - 03 February 2023 Central Bank of Ireland The Central Bank publishes the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) Investment Firms Regulation 2023 (S.I. No. 10 of 2023) which incorporate amendments to the Central Bank Client Asset Requirements Central Bank publishes an updated version of the notice on the Implementation of Competent Authority Discretions in the IFD Regulations and the IFR European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ESMA and the UK FCA agree MOU on the recognition of UK benchmark administrators in the EU ESMA issues its first opinion on the draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards ESMA publishes data for the quarterly liquidity assessment of bonds ESMA consults on the review of the methodology on stress test scenarios for Money Market Funds ESMA withdraws the CRA registration of Qivalio SAS ESAs consult on draft Guidelines on the system for the exchange of information relevant to fit and proper assessments ESMA reviews the scope of clearing and derivatives trading obligations ESMA publishes data for the systematic internaliser calculations ESMA issues Opinion on the trading venue perimeter Please note that this Markets Update is intended to be a general summary only and does not purport to constitute an interpretation of, or the Central Bank’s position on, any of the legislative provisions, rules, requirements or guidance referenced herein. In case of any doubt, you should refer to the relevant legislative provision, rule, requirement or guidance document as applicable. The staff of the Central Bank are not authorised and cannot give you legal advice; you should seek this from your own legal advisor, if required.