The Bank of New York Mellon

Lobbying Organisation The Bank of New York Mellon

Date published 17 Feb, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Meeting to set out BNY Mellon's supportive position regarding the creation of a passporting regime for Depositaries in the context of reforms of AIFMD legislation

Intended results To raise awareness of the potential opportunities and benefits the creation of a Depositary passporting regime could have for the Irish Funds Industry.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olivier Thomas

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

There was only one meeting during the period but BNY Mellon has had meetings with Irish public officials on this topic to date.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael J. McGrath Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)