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October 2026Financial Services

CBI Consult on the Management of Third Party Risks – Outsourcing Risk (CP173)

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) have commenced, in October 2026, a consultation on “Draft Guidance on Good Practices for the Sound Management of Third-Party Risks”. The consultation is presented as CP173 with the draft…

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October 2026Financial Services

AMLA finalises its Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) on Customer Due Diligence

Article 28(1) of the AML Regulations (Single Rulebook) mandates the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) to develop draft Regulatory Technical Standards specifying, among o…

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September 2026Financial Services

Submission of Outsourcing Registers to CBI will resume in February 2027

In 2025 the CBI paused its domestic collection of Outsourcing Registers while financial entities were preparing for the first collection and submission of registers of information under the Digital Operational Resilience…

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July 2026Financial ServicesCorporate Governance

Board Competence Matrix

The first step in recruiting is to set out a role profile which articulates the responsibilities of the job as well as the competencies required. The Board of Directors has a collective responsibility for the company and…

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July 2026Financial ServicesCorporate Governance

Two new members appointed to the Corporate Enforcement Authority

The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) is Ireland’s company law enforcement agency. Its functions include to:

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