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Irish ETFs in Focus: Key Updates for Managers

ETF managers are focusing on enhancing their product offerings in the EU. In addition, they are concentrating on the recent regulatory changes…

12/06/24

About Anthony

Anthony is a Financial Services partner in our Investment Funds team.

He provides advice on a wide of range of UCITS and AIF structures which employ a broad range of investment strategies including passive, smart beta, active, fund of funds, hedge funds, private equity and private credit.

In addition to advising on collective investment schemes, Anthony regularly engages with the owners of fund service providers on the acquisition and disposal of Irish operations or Irish branches of entities domiciled in other jurisdictions. Anthony also regularly provides guidance on the addition of financing into Irish fund structures.

Anthony is an active member of Irish Funds, the industry association with responsibility for promoting funds based in Ireland. Anthony was previously based in London and New York and regularly travels between and works with clients in those locations.

Anthony has completed secondments in the product teams of two of the World’s largest asset managers and a well-known white label third party management company based in Dublin. Prior to joining the Firm, Anthony worked in the asset management departments of two leading Irish firms in Dublin.

Related Practice Areas

Clients

Mutual fund and ETF issuers
US and London based asset managers
Management companies including third party and proprietary UCITS and AIFMs
Depositaries
Administrators

Additional Information

Education

Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), University College Dublin, 2008
Commercial Law Masters (LLM), University College Dublin, 2009
Diploma in Finance Law, Law Society of Ireland, 2013

Professional Memberships

The Law Society of Ireland

Representative Matters

Advising on the establishment of one of the first regulated investment limited partnerships in Ireland. Noting the Irish investment limited partnership now provides a best-in-class familiar regulatory vehicle for clients typically pursing private equity, private credit, infrastructure and related investment strategies, Anthony regularly provides guidance to clients looking to establish such funds in Ireland.
Working on the design and production of new fund ranges including both mutual and ETF umbrellas and the addition of new sub-funds into existing fund suites. Anthony provides input across the entire lifecycle of products from inception to winding up including the design and alteration of investment strategies, fee changes, benchmark updates and distribution considerations.
Advising on the acquisition of a significantly sized Irish based management company with a large book of underlying clients. Anthony also regularly works with management company clients on regulatory engagements with the Central Bank of Ireland and distribution strategies for specific products.
Working for the purchaser of a depositary’s book of business in Ireland providing guidance on queries relating to liability standards for underlying assets. In addition, Anthony previously worked with a depositary client on a significant and ongoing investment fund litigation case which involved numerous parties and complex legal fact patterns.
Noting the evolving regulatory landscape for sustainability disclosures in the EU and Ireland, Anthony regularly provides guidance to clients on their compliance obligations.

Anthony O'Hanlon

Irish ETFs in Focus: Key Updates for Managers

About Anthony

Education

Professional Memberships

Sponsoring the Global Fund Finance Symposium 2025

The Evolution of Digital Asset Exposure in Irish Investment Funds

Ireland’s Leading Role in Investment Funds Litigation