Ireland Modules | LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance

Banking and Lending

The Banking and Lending module for Ireland outlines the comprehensive regulatory framework governing organisations involved in banking, lending, mortgage, credit servicing, and payment activities, reflecting the sector’s critical role in financial stability and consumer protection.

It applies to firms operating under the oversight of Irish and EU authorities, requiring robust authorisation, governance, prudential management, and risk control arrangements, alongside strong systems for consumer protection, financial crime prevention, data protection, and operational resilience. The module covers the full lifecycle of lending activities—from origination to servicing and resolution—addressing key obligations such as capital and liquidity requirements, fitness and probity of senior management, fair customer treatment, AML and sanctions compliance, outsourcing and ICT risk, and recovery and resolution planning.

AML/CFT and Sanctions

The AML/CFT and Sanctions module for Ireland outlines the regulatory framework governing organisations subject to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions obligations, including designated persons under Irish law.

It applies to a wide range of sectors and reflects oversight by Irish and EU authorities, requiring a risk-based approach, strong governance, and effective controls such as customer due diligence, beneficial ownership verification, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and sanctions screening.

The module covers key obligations across the customer lifecycle, including enhanced due diligence for higher-risk scenarios, ongoing monitoring, and compliance with EU and UN sanctions regimes, alongside requirements for training, recordkeeping, and audit.

Anti-Corruption & Bribery - Coming soon

The Ireland Anti-Corruption and Bribery module helps organisations understand and manage bribery, corruption and improper influence risks in an Irish legal and regulatory context.

The module focuses on key obligations and risk areas under Ireland’s anti-corruption framework, particularly the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018. It covers risks involving employees, officers, agents, subsidiaries, intermediaries, public officials and other third parties.

It also addresses practical prevention measures, including governance, risk assessment, policies and procedures, gifts and hospitality controls, conflicts of interest, third-party due diligence, training, reporting channels, investigations and remediation.

Related areas of Irish law are also considered, including lobbying, whistleblowing, company records and public-sector engagement, with reference to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and Companies Act 2014. The module also signposts relevant EU and international developments for future compliance planning.

Financial Services Authorisation

The Ireland Financial Services Authorisation module is designed to support financial services firms seeking authorisation, registration, approval, or ongoing regulatory permission to operate in Ireland. The module helps organisations understand their obligations under key Irish and EU legislative instruments, including the Central Bank Acts, Central Bank Reform Act 2010, sector-specific authorisation regimes, CRD/CRR, MiFID, PSD2, DORA, and Central Bank of Ireland rules, standards and guidance.

It supports the implementation of authorisation-ready governance and compliance frameworks, including scope of authorisation, application processes, fitness and probity, ownership and control, capital and prudential requirements, regulatory reporting, conduct and customer outcomes, operational resilience, and enforcement and breach response, while enabling organisations to demonstrate regulatory readiness, manage supervisory expectations, mitigate legal and reputational risks, and maintain compliance across the Irish financial services regulatory landscape.

Insurance and Reinsurance - Coming soon

The Ireland insurance and reinsurance regime is governed by a range of Irish and EU legislation, regulations and Central Bank of Ireland requirements that establish prudential, governance and conduct standards for insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries operating in Ireland. Firms must meet authorisation and solvency requirements, maintain effective systems of governance and risk management, comply with reporting and disclosure obligations, and meet requirements relating to distribution, policyholder protection, outsourcing, fitness and probity, and individual accountability.

This module provides a structured overview of the Irish insurance and reinsurance regulatory landscape, outlining the key obligations applicable across the insurance lifecycle and supporting organisations in understanding and meeting their compliance responsibilities in Ireland.

Funds, Asset Management and Investment - Coming soon

From obtaining authorisation as a fund or investment firm in Ireland to realising the assets and winding up, this module addresses the regulatory requirements that apply throughout the life cycle of an organisation. Encompassing both the EU legislative framework and the Irish laws that govern UCITS, AIFs and MiFID investment firms, it provides an overview of key compliance obligations including passporting, delegation, investor protection, senior accountability, governance and engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland.