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3.2.2 Financial Services Division<br />

Description<br />

This Division is responsible for the development of national and EU policy and legislation in<br />

relation to the financial services sector, with the exception of the domestic banking sector.<br />

Responsibilities include policy and legislation in relation to insurance, funds, financial markets<br />

and international banking. FSD represents Ireland at a range of EU working groups and also<br />

manages the transposition of EU directives. The Division is also responsible for anti-money<br />

laundering policy, and represents Ireland at the IMF, Financial Action Task Force.<br />

Assistant Secretary - Aidan Carrigan, Head of FSD is also the vice-chairman of the European<br />

Council’s Financial Services Committee, which sets the strategic direction for financial services<br />

policy in Europe.<br />

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