[Newsletter n. 7]
On 6 April 2017 CONSOB published the required amendments to CONSOB Regulations on issuers (11971/1999), markets (16191/2007) and related party transactions (17221/2010) implementing the Market Abuse Regulation (EU Regulation No. 596/2014, “MAR”) and its related delegated acts.
The amendments have been issued following an intense work of the Regulator which elaborated the 21 […]
[Newsletter n. 6]
IT-related and web-based automation is transforming the provision of financial services and FinTech is rapidly and intensely developing worldwide.
In particular, a growing number of financial institutions, often referred to as “robo-advisors”, now provide advice or recommendations to consumers through automated tools, “which can potentially change the way consumers and financial institutions interact when buying or selling financial products”. Therefore, automation, specifically in the provision of […]
[Newsletter n. 5]
Very little has changed since we all learned of the outcome of the UK referendum on Brexit in June.
The UK Government is still investigating and discussing internal constitutional principles and requirements to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Convention. Specifically, the question is whether the notification of withdrawal from the EU is within […]
[Newsletter n. 4]
As a result of a survey on the internal control procedures on the distribution network of financial intermediaries, on 15 February 2016 Consob published Communication n.0012130 dated 11 February 2016, which sets out certain best practices that financial intermediaries should take into account in connection with their internal control procedures on door-to-door offering […]
[Newsletter n. 3]
On 19 November 2015, the Bank of Italy launched a public consultation on the draft amendments to the Bank of Italy Supervisory Rules (Title IX, Chapter 2) (“Rules”) concerning the regime of collection of savings by non-banks.
The main purpose of such amendments is to enhance the level of savers’ protection set out by […]
[Newsletter n. 2]
On 9 December 2015, ESAs (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) held a public hearing in Frankfurt to discuss the joint consultation launched on 11 November 2015 to gather stakeholders’ views on the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”) on the content and presentation of the Key Information Documents (“KID“) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products .
ESAs […]
[Newsletter n. 1]
The Italian financial market still remembers December 2006, when article 129 of Legislative Decree no. 385 of 1 September 1993 (“TUB” – Consolidated Banking Act) was amended by repealing the pre-vetting power of the Bank of Italy on any sale and offering of financial products in Italy. Nine years later, the 129 is […]