On 24 February 2025, BlackRock met with Gerry Cross with a view to building the relationship given the recent restructuring at the Central Bank and his new role as Director of the new Capital Markets and Funds Directorate. BlackRock responded to questions in relation to the Drag
Discussion on Mr Michael J McGrath joining the Irish Funds and Asset and Management Steering Group (“IFAMSG”) (formerly known as the IFSC Funds Group). As the Minister for Finance was meeting with Mr Larry Fink, CEO and Chairman of BlackRock Inc., that visit also came up briefly.
In September 2024, BlackRock met with Michael McGrath, Assistant Secretary for Financial Services at the Department of Finance, to discuss the Draghi Report and EU Financial Services regulation, focusing on the EU Capital Markets Union (CMU), securitisation, sustainability, savin
1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024
· Lobbyist: BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
BlackRock met with Michael McGrath, Assistant Secretary for Financial Services, Department of Finance on 15 September 2023 to discuss the current agenda for EU Financial Services regulation, with a particular emphasis on the development of the EU Capital Markets Union (CMU), as w
1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023
· Lobbyist: BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
BlackRock met with the Assistant Secretary General at the Department of Social Protection on the introduction of auto-enrolment in Ireland and discuss best practice from systems around the world and provide an overview of investment strategies.
BlackRock met with Minister McGrath on the margins of the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway conference in Dublin; we exchanged views on the global and European economic and investment climate.The discussion touched upon topical issues in the global economy such as the resilience of t
BlackRock’s presence in Ireland and the Minister’s role in promoting Ireland as a financial centre. Topics covered included inward marketing, the development of European Capital Markets, and sustainability.
BlackRock met with Minister Donohoe at the IMF Spring Meetings and discussed the global economic environment and investment climate, and EU policy initiatives designed to grow European capital markets
We shared views about the (at the time) ongoing disruption in UK gilt markets due to yield spikes caused by the announcement of the UK ‘Mini-budget’ and the effect this was having, in particular, on UK pension funds who used Liability Driven Investment (LDI) strategies.
1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022
· Lobbyist: BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
13 June 2022: There was no lobbying as such as it was an Introductory meeting with Minister Donohoe and BlackRock senior regional and country leadership. We exchanged views on the current macroeconomic climate in Europe, as well as relevant EU economic policy debates.
In the meeting, we discussed the EU regulatory agenda – in particular, EU legislation relating to investment funds which is currently under consideration: AIFMD, UCITS, ELTIF and the upcoming review of the MMF Regulation.