In order to increase the use of instant credit transfers in euros at Union level, the EU legislators have amended Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct...more
The Retail Investment Strategy Directive (“RISD”) aims to enhance investor protection in order to foster retail investors' participation to the financial market and improve overall market efficiency. By ensuring that...more
11/13/2024
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On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines).
As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
7/15/2024
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UK
In our annual financial services Horizon Scanning webinar, our regulatory team provided an overview of upcoming and expected changes for UK firms.
Partners from our UK team considered regulatory updates on the horizon for...more
On 2 May 2023, the parliamentary debate to enact a long-awaited bill, commonly known as the Capital Markets Bill, commenced. The Capital Markets Bill is aimed primarily at introducing a number of significant changes in the...more
The second issue of our newsletter focuses on some recent developments that have affected different areas of the EU and Italian regulatory framework over the last few months.
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On 4 October 2022, the CONSOB Resolution no. 22437 of 6 September 2022 (the CONSOB Resolution) amending CONSOB Regulation no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (the CONSOB Issuer Regulation), entered into force....more
On 17 February 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance Decree (the MEF Decree) entered into force and lays out the procedure which entities acting as virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and e-wallet service providers...more
Article 22 of Law Decree No. 183 of 31 December 2020 (the so-called “Milleproroghe Decree”) allows certain regulated firms based in the United Kingdom to continue operating in Italy for six months post-Brexit to a limited...more