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Asset management Asset management of the futureIn today’s global asset management landscape, there is an almost constant onslaught of change and complexity. To combat such complex change, asset managers need a consolidated approach. Read our publication and find out more about what you can achieve by choosing to work with us.
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Internal Audit Maintaining Compliance with New EU Pension Directive IORP IIOn 28 April 2021, the Irish Government transposed IORP II (Institution for Occupational Retirement Provision), an EU directive on the activities and supervision of pension schemes, into law.
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Risk, Compliance and Professional Standards FRED 82 – Periodic Updates to FRS 100 – 105The concept of a new suite of standards for the UK and Ireland, aligning with international financial reporting standards, was first conceived in 2002
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Audit and Assurance Auditor transition: how to achieve a smooth changeoverAppointing new auditors may seem like a daunting task that will be disruptive to your business and a drain on the finance function. Nevertheless, there are a multitude of reasons to consider a change, including simply seeking a ‘fresh look’ at the business.
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Banking has become a truly global industry. Not just in the sense that there are global banks but also in the way regulation has become an increasingly internationalised activity.
Irish banks are now dealing with regulation from the Central Bank of Ireland, the European Banking Authority, the European Central Bank and its Single Supervisory Mechanism and a range of other bodies which regulate the way in which they prepare and present accounts.
The risk functions within the banks have grown significantly in order to ensure that regulatory challenges are met. The industry is also improving operating models and the way in which it captures, stores, handles, and utilises data in order to be able to extract the information it requires to meet both business and regulatory requirements.
There is also the imminent prospect of increased competition from non-banking players. Already, private equity has moved into some of the higher value lending spaces previously seen as almost exclusively the property of the banks. Payments services, foreign exchange and other areas are now attracting competitors from both the finance and technology worlds.
High levels of banking regulation in a small market like Ireland make it less attractive to new entrants. On the other hand, new nimbler players from outside of the traditional banking sector are more likely to enter a market seeking to build niche positions in areas where a lack of competition has driven operating costs and margins to artificially high levels.
This interaction between regulation and competition is likely to remain a focus for Irish and European regulators and supervisors for some time to come.
Why Grant Thornton?
Grant Thornton works with banking sector clients to assist them in meeting the challenges posed and avail of the opportunities generated by this rapidly evolving environment. Our expertise spans the full range of banking activities as well as the regulatory sphere and our global reach means we can bring international experience to bear on behalf of our Irish based clients.
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