Financial Regulator (Ireland)

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. 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.

This article is about a former Irish institution. For other uses, see Financial regulation.

Financial Regulator
Rialtóir Airgeadais
Agency overview
Formed1 May 2003
Dissolved1 October 2010
Superseding agency
JurisdictionIreland
Headquarters Dublin
Agency executives
  • Jim Farrell, Chairman
  • Matthew Elderfield, Chief Executive
Parent agencyCentral Bank of Ireland
WebsiteWeb archive

Matthew Elderfield, formerly head of the Bermuda Monetary Authority, led the organisation from January 2010 until it was disestablished in November 2010. 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. 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.

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