Consumer Protection Working Group

About the Consumer Protection Working Group:

The Consumer Protection Working Group has members from a wide spectrum of firms across financial services, including banking, insurance and intermediary sectors. The Group’s focus is on current consumer protection issues which impact on the industry. The Group's aim is to keep industry participants appraised of key developments in this area through organising CPD accredited workshops and lunchtime seminars, preparing articles for industry publications and liaising with other industry bodies, authorities and Compliance Institute's Working Groups.

Consumer Protection Working Group Members

  • Shane Farrell - Chair
  • Kian Caulwell
  • Martin Moran
  • Sarah Kenny
  • Annemarie O’Beirne
  • Maria Kiely
  • Ran Weissblech
  • Patrick Erhard
  • Colin Atkinson
  • Tom Handy
  • Barry Rojack
  • Marc Sherriff
  • Derek Lawler
  • Robert McGrath

Consumer Protection ICQ Articles:

Spring ICQ 2026

Title: Summary of the CBI Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report 2026

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Winter ICQ 2025

Title: Unregulated Activities and Use of the Regulated Statement

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Autumn ICQ 2025

Title: Navigating Regulatory Simplification -  A Path Forward for Compliance Officers

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Autumn ICQ 2025

Title: The Evolving Role of Compliance officers in MiFD II Firms

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Summer ICQ 2025

Title: Monitoring and Reporting: Best Practices for Consumer Protection Compliance

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Winter ICQ 2024

Title: Central Bank of Ireland Dear CEO letter on Discretionary Commission Agreements for motor finance hire purchase

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Winter ICQ 2024

Title: Enhancing Consumer Protection - Key Insights on Informing Effectively Digitalisation, and Securing Customers’ Interests

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Winter ICQ 2024

Title: Retail Intermediaries, Thematic Review of Compliance with the Minimum Competency Code and Consumer Protection Code

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Winter ICQ 2024

Title: Strengthening SME Protections - Navigating the Revised Consumer Protection Code

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Autumn ICQ 2024

Title: Building a positive relationship with the Central Bank of Ireland

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Autumn ICQ 2024

Title: Proposed Amendments to the Consumer Protection Code: A Critical Look at Vulnerable Circumstances

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Spring 2024 ICQ

Title: Assisted Decision Making

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Spring 2024 ICQ

Title: An overview of the CBI’s Report to the Minister for Finance on its Differential Pricing Review

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Autumn 2023 ICQ

Title: Consumer Protection Autumn 2023 CBI Audits on Safeguarding Requirements for Payment and E-Money Firms

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Summer 2023 ICQ

Title: The opportunities and challenges of being a compliance officer in an early stage firm 

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Summer 2023 ICQ

Title: Compliance Institute response to the Consumer Protection Code Discussion

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Spring ICQ 2023

Title: Central Bank of Ireland Dear CEO Letters of 2022

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Winter ICQ 2022

Title: Product Governance and Sustainability

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Autumn 2022 ICQ

Title: A Conduct Practitioners View

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Summer 2022 ICQ

Title: Differential Pricing Regulations: An Intermediary and Insurer Perspective

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Spring ICQ 2022

Title: MiFID Suitability: Common Supervisory Action

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Consumer Protection Working Group "Compliance Files" Podcast Episodes:

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