Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory report: October - December 2025

Jan 20, 2026

Shades of blue —light, medium, and dark—displayed curves and waves

Welcome to the October - December 2025 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory report for asset management and investment funds.

This quarter brings a significant range of developments across both Irish and EU frameworks:

Central Bank of Ireland updates - including the updated Fitness & Probity Guidance, the CBI’s feedback report on sustainability risks and disclosures in the funds sector, and the announcement of a streamlined filing process for AIFMD II and CP161/162 updates to fund documentation.
Broader legal and regulatory initiatives - including Finance Act 2025, new ELTIF 2.0 Q&As, the latest on liquidity management tool rules, and progress on important EU files including SFDR 2.0, the Market Integration package and the political breakthrough on the Retail Investment Strategy.

You can read the full report here.

If you would like to discuss any of the developments in this quarter’s update, please contact your usual Walkers or any of our key contacts listed below.

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