Fund and asset management · Central Bank of Ireland
Irish fund manager authorisation (Central Bank of Ireland)
Ireland is one of the two dominant cross-border fund domiciles in Europe and by far the largest English-speaking one. The advantage is not the regulation, which is standard EU material, but the servicing infrastructure: administrators, depositaries, auditors, and directors who do nothing else.
The regulator
The Central Bank of Ireland has published detailed expectations on the effectiveness of fund management companies, including managerial functions, resourcing, and the location of decision-making. Firms proposing to delegate the substance elsewhere while holding an Irish licence should expect that plan to be tested directly.
What the licence permits
Regulated under the Central Bank of Ireland
- Manage alternative investment funds and UCITS from Ireland
- Provide discretionary portfolio management where authorised
- Access an unmatched local fund servicing infrastructure
- Passport management and marketing across all EEA states
Who it suits
Managers raising cross-border capital who want an English-language EU domicile with the deepest servicing market in the bloc.
Market access
Full EEA passporting for management and for marketing to professional investors, with global recognition of Irish fund vehicles.
What to weigh
Substance requirements are explicit and enforced, and the cost of qualified local personnel reflects the competition for them. Ireland rewards committed managers and frustrates light structures.
We run the Ireland application end to end
Whether you build from new or acquire an existing licensed entity, BrokLicense handles incorporation, the regulator application, the AML and compliance framework, safeguarding and banking arrangements, and the operating stack. You stay the principal. We do the work, in confidence, and stay on for compliance once you are live.
Cost, capital, and timelines depend on your model and are set out in a first consultation, under NDA, not published here.
Other permissions in Ireland
Related reading
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- The MiFID Investment Firm Licence: What the Permissions Actually CoverA MiFID licence is not one permission but a set you choose from. The combination you pick sets your capital, your obligations, and your supervisory weight.
- Licensing an Investment-Management Firm: What Changes When You Manage Other People's MoneyRunning an asset or portfolio manager sits under a different permission than broking. Here is what the licence covers and what regulators expect.
- EU Passporting Explained: One Licence, Thirty MarketsA single EU investment-firm licence works across the whole European Economic Area. Here is how passporting works and why it shapes where firms base.
Fund and asset management in other Europe jurisdictions
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Every engagement begins under a mutual NDA. Set out the firm you intend to operate and the timeline you are working to, and you leave the first consultation with a recommended jurisdiction, the route to the licence, and a defined scope of work.
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