Why Ireland?

Ireland has built a very successful international financial services industry over the last three decades. From its origins in Dublin’s Docklands in 1987, the sector has now grown to become a national industry with a presence across the country.

Ireland has a very competitive offering as a place to do business

• 22 of the world's top 25 financial services companies,
• 21 of top 25 banks,
• 8 of the top 10 global insurers.
• 6.5% of worldwide investment fund assets are domiciled in Ireland, with over €5.54 trillion in Assets Under Administration
  
  
• Ireland is the 3rd largest exporter of financial services in the EU and 8th globally.
• Ireland is a leading European domicile for exchange traded funds (ETFS) with approximately 70% of the total European ETF market domiciled in Ireland.

Some of the factors that make Ireland an attractive and competitive location for international financial services, are its membership of the European Union, it’s highly skilled, English-speaking workforce that is supported by colleges and third-level institutions with good international reputations and the fact that is a common law jurisdiction.

Ireland also has:

• Guaranteed access to financial services regulatory passporting across the EU.
• A well-regulated financial sector, with an independent regulator that has an international reputation for delivering high quality, effective financial regulation and supervision.
• Effective engagement between public and private stakeholders
• A business-friendly environment and Competitive costs and pricing.

Ireland’s international financial services sectors is broad, and includes approximately 600 firms in:

• banking
• insurance and reinsurance
• investment management
• ratings agencies
• fund and debt listing
• trading platforms
• aviation financing
• corporate treasury operations
• investment banking
• payments

Ireland has a strong and effective regulator, which is essential to ensure financial stability and investor and consumer protection. The Central Bank of Ireland provides high quality, effective regulation and supervision. It is committed to providing timely and transparent processes in authorisation, supervision, and policy development.