Legália is pleased to announce the new entry of Salvatore Providenti as special partner.
Salvatore joins from Consob, where he was head of the Legal Department, and will focus on capital markets and listed companies sectors. This partnership reflects the breadth and ambition of Legália, which enhances the Firm’s Finance and Corporate practices to a […]
[Newsflash n. 62]
As anticipated in January 2019 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (see our Newsflash n. 59), on 26 March 2019, the Law Decree No. 22/2019 (“Stability Decree”) came into force introducing a temporary permission regime setting out the procedure that will allow […]
[Newsletter n. 16]
On 19 March 2019 Consob published a Call for Evidence on Initial Coin Offerings and Crypto-Assets Exchanges (click here for the Italian version or the English version) to elaborate a regulatory framework where the rapidly expanding phenomenon of initial coin offerings (ICOs) can grow without jeopardizing […]
Consob has adopted a set of measures with the target to ensure the operational continuity of the markets in a post-Brexit context.
In particular, Consob gave its authorization for operating in the United Kingdom to:
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a statement on its approach to the application of some key MiFID II/MiFIR and Benchmark (BMR) provisions should the United Kingdom (UK) leave the European Union (EU) under a no-deal Brexit.
ESMA’s statement aims to inform stakeholders on the approach it will take […]
[Newsflash n. 61]
On 28 February 2019, Consob has published a Warning for the intermediaries to be compliant with MiFID II rules on transparency of costs.
Compared to MiFID I, MiFID II transparency and disclosure regime requires a more significant and intensive pre- and post-trading activity to intermediaries to ensure that clients are continuously aware […]
Frankfurt, 19 February 2019 – Today, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) issued Recommendations for the insurance sector in light of the United Kingdom (UK) withdrawing from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement. The Recommendations addressed to National Competent Authorities (NCAs) provide guidance on the treatment of UK insurance undertakings and distributors with […]
[Newsflash n. 60]
On 19 February 2019 the Bank of Italy published a Call on British financial institutions (banks, payment institutions and e-money institutions) that currently provide services in Italy via branches, under the freedom to provide services, or through distributors to send to their Italian clients a detailed, personalized and […]
[Newsflash n. 60]
On 19 February 2019 the Bank of Italy published a Call on British financial institutions (banks, payment institutions and e-money institutions) that currently provide services in Italy via branches, under the freedom to provide services, or through distributors to send to their Italian clients a detailed, personalized and […]
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today announced that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, three central counterparties (CCPs) established in the United Kingdom (UK) – LCH Limited, ICE Clear Europe Limited and LME Clear Limited – will be recognised to provide their services in the European Union (EU). ESMA has […]