Central Bank of Ireland publishes Markets Update No 2 of 2026

On 27 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published Issue No 2 2026 of its regular Market Update, in which it sets out alerts of interest to Irish regulated firms and other market participants. For our summaries of the previous issues, please see the right-hand column of this page.

The new update contains three items:

1. Central Bank updates its authorisation process for AIFMs managing loan originating AIFs and finalised filing process for updated documentation of existing UCITS & AIFs

The Central Bank has

• updated its streamlined application process for extending the authorisation of AIFMs which manage loan origination AIFs. The previous process had been published on 29 January 2026 -- see our summary here.

• finalised its process for the streamlined filing of updated fund prospectuses and/or supplements and constitutional documents.

Details on AIFM post authorisation changes can be found here.

Details of the streamlined filing process for investment funds can be found here.

2. Ireland signs SIs to implement the European Single Access Point (ESAP) in Ireland

On February 10, 2026, the Irish Minister for Finance signed three Statutory Instruments (SIs) -- S.I. Nos. 32/2026, 33/2026 and 34/2026 - to implement the European Single Access Point (ESAP) framework in Ireland.

The SIs

• establish the foundational structure

• designate national collection bodies and

• amend existing financial legislation

to ensure compliance with the new EU-wide data platform.

The text of each of the SIs can be found here

3. Central Bank updates Transparency Regulatory Framework Guidance

The Central Bank has

• published amended Guidance on Transparency Regulatory Framework

• discontinued the Transparency Regulatory Framework Q&A and

• incorporated the remaining relevant content into the Guidance document.

For more information, see here.