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| Rialtóir Airgeadais | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 May 2003 |
| Dissolved | 1 October 2010 |
| Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Headquarters |  Dublin |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Central Bank of Ireland |
| Website | Web archive |
The Financial Regulator (Irish: Rialtóir Airgeadais), officially the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, was the single regulator of all financial institutions in Ireland from May 2003 until October 2010 and was a "constituent part" of the Central Bank of Ireland.[1][2] It was re-unified with the Central Bank of Ireland on 1 October 2010 and its board structure was replaced by a new Central Bank of Ireland Commission.
Matthew Elderfield, formerly head of the Bermuda Monetary Authority, led the organisation from January 2010 until it was disestablished in November 2010.[3] The previous chief executive officer was Patrick Neary, who retired early over the handling of the regulator's investigation into the €87 million in secret directors' loans at Anglo Irish Bank.[4][5] The incumbent before that, had companies he is a director of, fined a total of €3.35 million by his previous employers the Financial Regulator, for risk control and reporting failures.[6][7][8]
- ^ "Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003, Section 26". Government of Ireland. 22 April 2003. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "2007 Annual Report" (PDF). Financial Regulator. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Central Bank appoints Englishman to top job". The Irish Independent. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Neary to retire as Regulator". RTÉ. 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Sinead Ryan (10 January 2009). "Financial regulator Patrick Neary has finally taken early retirement". Evening Herald. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
- ^ Webb, Nick (25 October 2009). "Ex-regulator red-faced as bank hit by €2.75m fine". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "Settlement Agreement between the Financial Regulator and Merrill Lynch" (PDF). Financial Regulator. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Settlement Agreement between the Financial Regulator and Irish Life" (PDF). Financial Regulator. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.