Category: Regulations

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Sep 15
Danske Bank A/S fined €1,820,000 and reprimanded by the Central Bank of Ireland for transaction monitoring failures in respect of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing systems

On 13 September 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) reprimanded and fined Danske Bank A/S, trading in Ireland as Danske Bank, €1,820,000 pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure for three breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, as amended (the CJA). The three CJA breaches stem from […]

Sep 15
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Looking through the waves: the value of resilience  Speech at Dublin Chamber of Commerce delivered on 14 September 2022 Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you tonight.   I am going to talk about the current economic outlook, the economic policy response to the challenges facing households and businesses in Ireland and across the […]

Sep 15
Central Bank confirms that currency exchange services remain in place

The Central Bank of Ireland has today (13 September 2022) confirmed that it continues to exchange old Irish pound notes or coins for euro and has no plans to withdraw this service. Director of Currency at the Central Bank Bernard Sheridan said: “The Central Bank of Ireland offers an exchange service for old Irish pound […]

Sep 15
Central Bank publishes pre-Budget letter to Minister for Finance

The Central Bank of Ireland has today (12 September 2022) published the pre-Budget letter sent to the Minister for Finance by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on 22 July 2022. The letter sets out the challenging and uncertain economic backdrop to Budget 2023.  The economy began 2022 with strong momentum as the impact of the pandemic subsided, […]

Sep 15
Central Bank appoints chairperson of Takeover Panel

The Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Gabriel Makhlouf, has announced the appointment of James Doherty SC as Chairperson of the Irish Takeover Panel. Mr Doherty’s appointment is effective from today, 12 September, and is for a three-year period in accordance with the provision of the Articles of Association of the Panel. The Irish […]

Sep 15
Central Bank publishes new data on bank account openings and closures

24% of KBC Bank and Ulster Bank accounts closed since the start of 2022 600,311 accounts were opened in the three main remaining banks in the first eight months of the year Updated figures will be published monthly As part of its ongoing work to supervise the withdrawal of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank from […]

Sep 15
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Beagle Car Insurance

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Beagle Car Insurance, has been operating as an insurance / reinsurance intermediary in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations.  The unauthorised entity, operating the website www.beaglecarinsurance.com (website no longer available), deceived customers by acting as […]

Sep 15
SR-FINRA-2022-019

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt new Supplementary Material .19 (Residential Supervisory Location) under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision) that would align FINRA’s definition of an office of supervisory jurisdiction (“OSJ”) and the classification of a location that supervises […]

Sep 15
Central Bank confirms that currency exchange services remain in place

The Central Bank of Ireland has today (13 September 2022) confirmed that it continues to exchange old Irish pound notes or coins for euro and has no plans to withdraw this service. Director of Currency at the Central Bank Bernard Sheridan said: “The Central Bank of Ireland offers an exchange service for old Irish pound […]

Sep 15
Central Bank publishes pre-Budget letter to Minister for Finance

The Central Bank of Ireland has today (12 September 2022) published the pre-Budget letter sent to the Minister for Finance by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on 22 July 2022. The letter sets out the challenging and uncertain economic backdrop to Budget 2023.  The economy began 2022 with strong momentum as the impact of the pandemic subsided, […]