Katrina is an experienced financial services solicitor specialising in Investment Funds and Asset Management.
Katrina primarily advises asset managers in the structuring, launch and ongoing operation of Irish UCITS and AIF investment funds and the regulation of fund management companies.
She also advises asset managers and other fund service providers generally in relation to relevant legal, regulatory and compliance matters; including the AIFMD and MiFID frameworks and reviews, capital requirements, licensing applications, corporate governance, fitness and probity, conduct of business, anti-money laundering and other ongoing legal, regulatory and compliance matters.
The Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) issued a letter to the Chairs of UCITS in March to...
ESMA recently published updated versions of four Q&As. The updated Q&As relate to the following...
On 9 March 2023, the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 (IAF Act 2023) was signed into law. This legislation provides a substantial...
The Central Bank of Ireland is proposing to introduce new own funds requirements for UCITS Management Companies and Authorised Investment...
The Central Bank of Ireland issued its finalised macroprudential policy framework for Irish property funds on 24 November 2022. In its...
The Central Bank has provided updated Guidance on the SFDR Level 2 Pre-Contractual Fast-Track Filing Process for UCITS and AIFs. ...
On 20 July 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Questions and Answers on the “Application of the...
Three new sets of Regulations have been published that finalise the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (the Investment Firms Directive or...