Exploring the Impacts of UCITS Directives in the Irish Funds Industry

This paper explores the impacts of UCITS Directives within the Irish Funds Industry. The research unpacks the causal relationship between the implementation of the UCITS directives and both positive and negative impacts as they manifest for different stakeholders within the Irish jurisdiction. The issue of jurisdictional arbitrage is noted as being an emerging consideration in the context of the evolving Brexit negotiations and the potential changes to the European Economic Area.