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As global trade dynamics continue to evolve and the European Union adopts a more assertive stance in defending its internal market, Italian exporters are facing an increasingly complex regulatory and financial landscape....more
On 17 May, the Bank of Italy published a public consultation on the supervisory guidelines for crowdfunding service providers to implement EU Regulation 2020/1503 on European crowdfunding service providers (“CSP”) for...more
Freezing of assets is one of the most pervasive forms of sanctions against Russian individuals and entities. While much has been written with regard to the protection of the rights of people subject to sanctions, there is few...more
On April 21, 2022 the Italian Organismo Agenti e Mediatori issued a circular implementing the Ministry of Economic and Finance decree regarding statutory registration, fees, and obligations of cryptocurrency providers and...more
L’intervento militare russo in terra d’Ucraina ha determinato e sta determinando reazioni senza precedenti da parte di diversi Stati e Organizzazioni sovranazionali. Tra queste vi è una serie di misure sanzionatorie emanate a...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance ("MEF") issued a new decree ("Decree") requiring that virtual asset/currency service providers promptly enroll in a soon-to-be established special section of the register held by...more
The long-awaited decree regulating the business of VASPs in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette. On 17 February 2022, following a public consultation, the decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance...more
The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more
On 1 July 2021, the Bank of Italy transposed into the Italian legal framework Article 106 of PSD2 regarding the obligation for payment service providers to inform consumers of their rights in the context of the provision of...more
Pursuant to Directive 2014/92/EU (“PAD”), as implemented in Italy under the Italian Consolidated Banking Act (“CBA”), payment service providers (“PSPs”) offering payment accounts to consumers must participate on one or more...more
Il prossimo 10 marzo 2021 entreranno in applicazione alcune delle misure introdotte dal Regolamento (UE) n. 2019/2088 relativo all’informativa sulla sostenibilità nel settore dei servizi finanziari (il “Regolamento” o...more
New provisions have been introduced to the Italian law concerning the development of FinTech initiatives and the establishment of an Italian Fintech Sandbox. Secondary measures are expected to be enacted by 31 January 2021....more
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Following three public consultations launched on 23 September 2019, IVASS and CONSOB completed the implementation in Italy of (EU) Directive 2016/97 on insurance distribution ("IDD"), by publishing IVASS Measure No. 97/2020,...more
Article 4 of Law Decree no. 23 of April 8, 2020 (the so-called "Liquidity Decree") introduces an important though temporary, innovation in terms of simplifying the procedures, for retail customers, for executing contracts...more
Please find below a brief summary of two Italian developments on PSD2. More specifically: on 6 April 2020, the Italian Government approved a draft Legislative Decree introducing corrective and supplementary provisions to...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance has launched a consultation on a Draft Decree on the criteria to test FinTech initiatives in a sandbox environment and to establish a FinTech Committee. The criteria include the...more
“Nel contratto di mutuo non è giuridicamente configurabile un tasso di interesse negativo che incida sul capitale mutuato. Conseguentemente, quando il tasso d’interesse sia stato pattuito in misura variabile, esso non può...more
Il Decreto Legge 26 ottobre 2019 n. 124 (“Decreto Fiscale”), pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 252, del 26 ottobre 2019 e, convertito in Legge n. 157, del 19 dicembre 2019, ha introdotto all’art. 41-bis la c.d. norma...more
The law decree lays down a temporary regime for regulated firms in a no-deal Brexit scenario. On 20 March 2019, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a law decree laying down urgent measures to ensure financial...more
Markets around the world took a beating yesterday amidst concerns about steel tariffs and other rising commodity costs, an economic slowdown in China, and brewing trouble in the EU. US stocks rallied by the end of the day to...more
We’ve been keeping tabs on the high-profile CEOs who have withdrawn from Saudi Arabia’s coming investment conference over the past few weeks. But pulling out the conference is very different from severing ties with the...more
Rome Marco Zechini is a partner in Orrick's Rome office, member of the M&A and Private Equity group and head of the Italian Banking and Financial Services Regulation practice. He has experience in banking, insurance,...more
The performance of investment services and activities by entities established in third countries in Italy is becoming an increasing concern among specialized operators for the obvious reason, which will be discussed...more
La prestazione in Italia di servizi ed attività di investimento da parte di soggetti insediati in paesi terzi sembra stia diventando sempre più di maggior interesse tra gli operatori specializzati, per le ovvie ragioni di cui...more