The Irish Government is planning to take measures in the areas of settlement finality, insurance, and insurance distribution in the event of a 'no-deal Brexit'. The relevant measures are set out in Parts 7 and 8 of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019 (the “Withdrawal Bill”), which was published on 22 February 2019. These measures are in addition to a number of measures already taken at EU level.

Settlement Finality

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Recovery and Resolution (Insurers) Act

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EU (Withdrawal) Bill may be passed by UK Parliament. Its purpose is to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and, so far as possible, import EU law that would otherwise fall away into UK law

The Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill is expected to have its second reading debate

Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin 22 February 2018 / Issue 950 Major UK and European regulatory developments of interest to banks, insurers and reinsurers, asset managers and other market participants Selected Headlines General FinTech innovation – FCA and CFTC sign cooperation arrangement 1.1 Using technology to achieve smarter regulatory reporting – FCA launches call for input 1.2 Brexit Implementation period – DExEU publishes draft text for discussion 5.1 The impact of Brexit on wholesale financial services contracts – AFME publishes FAQs 6.1 Banking and Finance Implications of FinTec

ENGLAND AND WALES PREVIEW OF 2018 January 2018 LEGAL GUIDE HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 01 page CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 Brexit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Competition, Regulation and Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Dispute Resolution . . . . . . . .

PRA updates remuneration policy statement for PRA category 1 and 2 firm • PRA publishes CP24/17: Solvency II: internal models - modelling of the matching adjustment • PRA publishes CP23/17: Financial management and planning by insurers • Wholesale insurance brokers market study launched by the FCA • The FCA's future approach to consumers • PRA publishes CP22/17: Solvency II: Supervisory approval for the volatility adjustment • FCA publishes PS17/24: Handbook changes to reflect the new regulatory framework for insurance-linked securities - feedback to CP16/34 and CP17/3 and near-final rules

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BREXIT BRODIES BREXIT GUIDE. www.brodies.com What might Brexit mean for financial services? On 29 March 2017 the UK’s Article 50 Notice was delivered to the European Council in Brussels, triggering the formal process for the UK’s exit from the EU. Immediately following delivery of the notice, the UK Government’s Department for Exiting the European Union issued a White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill (entitled “Legislating for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union”). The paper focuses on the legal changes that will result from the UK’s exit from the EU.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ADVISORY & FINANCIAL REGULATORY GROUP NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 21, 2017 Financial Regulatory Developments Focus In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and corporates. Click here if you wish to access our Financial Regulatory Developments website.

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This month's roundup of developments affecting the insurance industry sees ECON calling on the European Commission to postpone the application date of the IDD, EIOPA issuing final guidelines on complex insurance-based investment products under the IDD and the European Commission releasing a report on consumers' decision-making process in insurance services.

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