Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.23: Look back to look forward 2024 – Retail Investment Strategy

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Joe Beashel and Grainne Callanan partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to discuss the European Commission’s retail investment strategy.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.22: Look back to look forward 2024 – Financial Sanctions

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Ian O’Mara partner in the Financial Institutions Group joins Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on current regulatory trends in the area of Financial Sanctions.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.21: Look back to look forward 2024 – AML/CFT

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Louise Dobbyn and Ian O’Mara partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on AML/CFT developments in 2024 and look forward to what 2025 is likely to bring.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No. 20: Look back to look forward 2024 – Fitness and Probity

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Niamh Mulholland partner in the Financial Institutions Group joins Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the developments in the area of fitness and probity throughout 2024 and what is expected in this space in 2025.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.19: Look back to look forward 2024 – IAF

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Niamh Mulholland partner in the Financial Institutions Group joins Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on her observations on the implementation and embedding of the IAF.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.18: Look back to look forward 2024 – DORA

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Elaine Long partner in the Financial Institutions Group joins Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the current state of play in relation to the implementation of DORA (up to date as of 17 January 2025).

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.17: Look back to look forward 2024 – Consumer Protection

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Grainne Callanan and Ian O’Mara partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to discuss consumer protection developments both at a domestic and European level throughout 2024 and what the direction of travel in this space is likely to be in 2025.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.16: Look back to look forward 2024 - Crypto

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Louise Dobbyn and Ian O'Mara, partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the legal and regulatory developments that impacted the Crypto sector in 2024 and look forward to what 2025 is likely to bring.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.15: Look back to look forward 2024 - Payments/Fintechs

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Louise Dobbyn and Ian O'Mara partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the legal and regulatory developments that impacted Payments/Fintechs in 2024 and look forward to what 2025 is likely to bring.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.14: Look back to look forward 2024 - Investment Firms

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Joe Beashel and Louise Dobbyn partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the legal and regulatory developments that impacted Investment Firms in 2024 and look forward to what 2025 is likely to bring.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.13: Look back to look forward 2024 - Banking

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Joe Beashel and Niamh Mulholland, partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the legal and regulatory developments that impacted the Banking sector in 2024 and look forward to what 2025 is likely to bring.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.12: Look back to look forward 2024 - Insurance

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Darren Maher, Grainne Callanan and Elaine Long partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the legal and regulatory developments that impacted the Insurance sector in 2024 and look forward to what 2025 is likely to bring.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.11: Look back to look forward 2024 – European Commission

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Darren Maher and Niamh Mulholland, partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the impact of the Draghi and Letta Reports on the direction of travel of the European Commission and how that is likely to impact the regulation of financial services.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.10: Look back to look forward 2024 – Central Bank of Ireland

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Darren Maher and Joe Beashel, partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to reflect on the Central Bank of Ireland’s reaffirmed strategy, its new organisational structure, its first Authorisation and Gatekeeping Report, its directional shift towards “smart regulation” and its priorities for 2025.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.9: Look back to look forward

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Darren Maher, Joe Beashel, Niamh Mulholland and Ian O'Mara, partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to the Financial Institutions Group to look back at what 2023 brought and look forward to what 2024 might bring for regulated financial service providers in Ireland. In particular, they consider their engagements with the Central Bank of Ireland throughout 2023, observations from industry events which they attended and supported in 2023, topics of cross sectoral importance as well as sector specific developments and what 2024 will bring across these areas.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.8: Observations on interactions with the Central Bank of Ireland in 2023

This episode is part of a four part series derived from the recent Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast: Look back to look forward. This episode reflects on the activities of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2023 and in particular, our own interactions with them.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.7: Industry Insights

This episode is part of a four part series derived from the recent Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast: Look back to look forward. This episode highlights some of the partners' key observations from their attendance and support of industry events throughout 2023.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.6: Areas of likely cross sectoral significance in 2024

This episode is part of a four part series derived from the recent Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast: Look back to look forward. This episode considers a number of the areas of likely cross sectoral relevance in 2024 which were discussed during that podcast. The topics include the IAF, the Consumer Protection Code Review, Operational Resilience and DORA, the application and demonstration of legislative changes, the Green agenda, D&I, Central Bank of Ireland's supervisory priorities for 2024 and the impact of the European elections on the progression of financial services legislation.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.5: Insurance highlights

This episode is part of a four part series derived from the recent Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast: Look back to look forward. This episode considers some of the key insurance specific comments and observations made during that podcast. The topics include the aggregation of the Irish broker market, the European Insurance Forum, Europe's retail investment strategy proposal, product oversight and governance and the likely legal and regulatory priorities for insurers and intermediaries in 2024.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.4: EBA Guidelines on the use of Remote Customer On-boarding Solutions

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Ian O'Mara, partner in the Financial Institutions Group and Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to the Financial Institutions Group consider the European Banking Authority's Guidelines on the use of Remote Customer On-boarding Solutions in connection with the 4th Money Laundering Directive and which apply from 2 October 2023. In particular, they address the scope of the Guidelines and what steps firms should take to implement the Guidelines.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.3: Irish Government's public consultation on the exercise of national discretions under MICA

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Ian O'Mara, partner in the Financial Institutions Group and Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to the Financial Institutions Group consider the Irish Government's public consultation on the exercise of national discretions contained within the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation - MiCA and in particular, Matheson's submission to that consultation.

Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast No.2: Proposal for a third Payment Services Directive – PSD 3

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Ian O'Mara, partner in the Financial Institutions Group and Claire Scannell, professional support lawyer to the Financial Institutions Group consider the proposal published by the European Commission in June this year for a third iteration of the Payment Services Directive – PSD 3 - aimed at modernising the legal and regulatory framework underpinning payments in the European Union. In particular, they address the background to the proposal, some of its key elements and what they could mean in practical terms, if carried through to the final text.

Matheson Financial Institutions Group Podcast No.1: Individual Accountability Framework Bill

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Joe Beashel and Niamh Muholland, partners in the Financial Institutions Group along with Bryan Dunne, Head of Employment consider the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill which sets out new requirements in respect of senior executives working in the financial sector. In particular, they explore the requirement to report to the Central Bank which senior executives are responsible for key roles and responsibilities within their business and the removal of the 'participation link' in the Administrative Sanctions Procedure, which effectively dispenses of the requirement for the Central Bank to prove breaches against a firm before it can sanction an accountable individual.