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The Central Bank of Ireland has published a peer review undertaken by the International Credit Union Regulators’ Network (ICURN). The publication - Peer Review: Central Bank of Ireland’s Performance of its Regulatory Functions in Relation to Credit Unions – assessed...

The year saw a significant increase in complaints dealt with by the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) with record fines issued and corrective orders imposed following cross-border and national inquiries. More generally, there were a large number of data...

The CBI has published its Annual Report and Annual Performance Statement for 2023. It’s an important moment each year when the CBI set out how they have delivered on their mandate for the people of Ireland.  The Annual Report includes the Central Bank’s work and...

The 20th issue includes a number of items that will be of interest to credit unions, including the Credit Union (Amendment) Act 2023 and Rule Amendments, Annual Information Seminar, Consumer Protection Code Review, Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report, Retail...

The Financial Service Compensation Scheme published the latest edition of their Outlook for May. This latest edition provides an update on compensation figures and the levy for 2024/25, following the first Outlookpublished in November. The FSCS also provided...

UK FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT (UKFIU) have released their Annual Statistical report on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) It has been another very busy year for the UKFIU, and SARs continue to play a critical role in alerting law enforcement to potential instances of...