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Central Bank launches inquiry into unnamed individual involved in regulated firm

Full details of the public inquiry, which is distinct from the bank’s normal regulation and enforcement activities, will be announced next week

Housing officials to face grilling over regulation ‘emergency’

Department staff to face questions from Public Accounts Committee after building watchdog claimed it had been ‘understaffed since its inception’

‘National emergency’: emails reveal building watchdog’s pleas for support

Regulator staff are forced to work outside normal hours, cancel annual leave and rely on interns to plug gaps despite appeals for extra resources

Building watchdog claims country faces ‘national emergency’ over regulation

The National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office pleads for additional resources as it warns of severe staff shortages, despite political pressure following mica crisis and Grenfell Tower disaster

Ian Guider: We need to ensure our house is in order to woo EU’s anti-money laundering HQ here

The government is pitching hard to have the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority’s headquarters located in Ireland, but we may have a battle on our hands

Desmond-backed gold firm fined $100,000 by US regulator over book-keeping failures

Securities and Exchange Commission charges African Gold Acquisition Corporation with “internal controls, reporting, and recordkeeping failures” after fraud committed upon company by former financial officer

Cork fisheries business fined for lack of pest control in producing seafood

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority served enforcement notices against 10 businesses in the last three months of the year over issues relating to food safety

John Walsh: Will the recent change of tone in financial services regulation lead to growth for the sector?

The real test of the relationship between the industry and the Central Bank will be the introduction of the bank’s senior executive accountability regime (SEAR) later this year

Wilton Group subsidiary faces winding up petition in Britain

Tony Flanagan, Irish chief executive of the British pension management firm, has also had to contend with regulatory issues at Hartley Pensions, which has been placed in administration

Local authorities warned over enabling quarries to flout regulations

National Building Control Office has told councils it is aware that some are buying construction products from companies not complying with EU rules

State removed criticism over quarries’ part in mica scandal

Criticisms of Donegal quarries and poor regulation of sector in draft report were taken out before official version published

Irish boss of pension management firm criticised by British watchdog

Tony Flanagan, chief executive of Wilton Group, is in a stand-off with the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over what it calls ‘serious operational, financial and regulatory issues’ at a subsidiary called Hartley Pensions

Double or nothing: Browne bets it all on Gambling Regulation Bill

The Minister for Justice’s new bill will introduce spending limits and create a gambling regulator for the first time. But will it have the power to reduce the scourge of gambling addiction in Ireland?

State accused of double standards as alleged OPW offence is dropped

Housing Department censured over failing to prosecute OPW over disturbance to protected bat species at Emo Court House in Co Laois

ChildFund Ireland to be merged into parent after censure by watchdog

A Charities Regulator report on the overseas aid charity found excessive executive pay was ‘tantamount to mismanagement of public funds’

Central Bank finds Philip Lynch engaged in insider trading at C&C

High Court hearing is scheduled to start later this month in case related to former chief executive’s purchase of 200,000 shares in C&C in 2008

Sibley must wait for European Central Bank decision on cooling off period

Deputy governor of the Central Bank of Ireland is leaving his role to pursue opportunities in the private sector

Zuckerberg critic says EU regulators should let Facebook be pulled from Europe

Roger McNamee, the one-time mentor to the Facebook founder, claims such a move would be in the continent’s best interests

McNamee: getting tough on Big Tech could put Ireland in driving seat

The one-time mentor and now critic of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg says this country is in a unique position to take advantage of regulatory changes coming down the line

Ian Guider: The only certainty is that nothing is certain in the challenges ahead

The government’s struggle with the PUP, the complexities of banking carve-ups and the endless grind of the Brexit fallout are just some of what awaits us this year