The EU and U.K. prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market. Imminent and forthcoming changes to these regimes will have implications...more
12/3/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
Debt Market ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Green Bonds ,
Listing Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities ,
UK
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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Asset Management ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UCITS ,
UK
The text of the Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (AIFMD II) was published on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024.
AIFMD II introduces, among other changes,...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 Regulation is part of the measures proposed by the European Commission aimed at ensuring that the EU embraces the digital revolution in the financial sector.
As of today, 22 June 2022, the Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of...more
On 1 December 2021, Legislative Decree No. 193 of 8 November 2021 (the Decree) implementing Directive 2019/879/EU (the BRRD II) into domestic law entered into force. Below is a short summary of some key issues to consider....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
In order to deal with the economic emergency resulting from the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the European Central Bank ("ECB") has announced a temporary programme for the purchase of financial instruments amounting to...more
In data 1° ottobre 2018 è entrata in vigore nell’Unione Europea la Direttiva (UE) 2016/97 del 20 gennaio 2016 (nota come Insurance Distribution Directive – IDD, di seguito la Direttiva) che apporta rilevanti modifiche alla...more
On 29 September 2018, Decree no. 107 of August 10, 2018 (the Decree), which amends the Italian legislative provisions to transpose the Market Abuse Regulation no. 596/2014 (the MAR ) in Italy, will enter into force. Inter...more
Earlier today, the Italian Parliament approved the Italian Budget Law for the year 2018 (the 2018 Budget Law), which provides, inter alia, for amendments to Italian Legislative Decree no. 385 of 1 September 1993 (the Italian...more
On 22 November 2017, the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (Consob) released a warning notice (the Warning) in relation to the closure of the SeDeX regulated market and the launch of the SeDeX multilateral trading...more
Research published by Allen & Overy today reveals the extent to which alternative finance has already become a significant contributor to the funding mix for European corporates – having risen to rival bank lending in the...more