Quick Fix | The EU Directive transposed in Italy by Leg. Decree n. 31 of 10 March 2023 should have, in theory, provided help to intermediaries by imposing the sending of communications via email. In practice, many unknown variables and insecurities concerning the implementation of such procedure have emerged. Our Francesco Mocci has shed some […]
Greenwashing | The ESAs put forward an important report. Value chains and roles are broken up in order to pinpoint responsibilities and responsible persons. A comment on the issue by Luca Zitiello with Vitaliano D’Angerio in Plus, financial supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore Read here (Italian only)
Crypto | After more than two years since the publication of the first draft of the MiCA Regulation on crypto-assets, the European Parliament and the Council have approved the final version on 31 May. The new Regulation that will be published shortly aims at regulating the issuing, admission to trading and the provision of services […]
The new Guidelines on product governance were issued in Esma’s Final Report. The centrality of the mother of all procedures is once again confirmed while waiting for the RIS. Luca Zitiello’s article in the May issue of We Wealth magazine. Read here (Italian only)
Bonds | With the aim of finding a solution for the issues that may arise when issuing convertible bonds, Consob has brought in its Communication n. 1/23 of 3 May 2023 (preceded by a consultation period that had started last February) a minimal set of information to be provided to the consumers during the different […]
The four pillars of the RIS explained by Luca Zitiello in Milano Finanza. A proposal by the European Commission rich with developments that could have a remarkably relevant impact.
MiFID II – Operational updates and prospects for reforms – 25-26 May 2023 – Organized by Paradigma – Speakers: Francesco Mocci and Fabio Coco 25 May 2023 – Fabio Coco spoke about the subject of tech innovation in the financial sector with particular reference to the MiCA Regulation Proposal on crypto-assets, various types of tokens, […]
Markets | In order to create a single market that would encourage the development and growth of enterprises, the EU Commission is evaluating the harmonization of loan issuance from funds to enterprises. Our Lorenzo Macchia shared his opinion on the matter in the May issue of Fondi&Sicav magazine. Read here (Italian only)
Luca Zitiello commented on the Retail Investment Strategy and its effects on manufacturers and distributors with Antonio Criscione of Plus, financial supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore.Read here (Italian only)
Workshop: The structuring of the product governance policy for financial products – 17 May 2023 – Organized by Optime – Francesco Mocci spoke about the rules on product governance of financial products that must be observed by manufacturers and distributors and described the structure and the contents of the policies to be adopted by the […]
