Our Firm provided legal assistance to Zurich in setting up Zurich Bank’s operations and in the transfer from Deutsche Bank of contractual relationships with customers. The team, coordinated by Luca Zitiello and Rossella Mariani and composed of Lorenzo Macchia, Pietro Lorenzi, Nicolò Matteo Bonaldo, Maria Vittoria Coglitore and Edoardo Luca Ghirardi, also contributed to the […]
Our firm, with Ms Benedetta Musco Carbonaro and Ms Federica Ariostini, assisted Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking in winning a very significant case for private banking, which highlights the relevance of clients’ past operations when assessing their investor profile. The Court of Milan, after having excluded the provision of investment advice, confirmed that the Bank was […]
Crypto | The use of crypto-currencies is steadily rising on the art markets, both digital and traditional, often without the aid of intermediaries that – given the lack of proper AML controls – can facilitate the use of unlawfully acquired assets. Our Fabio Coco has described the reference framework, as well as the controls and […]
MiFID II | By publishing its Guidelines on certain aspects of the Mifid II appropriateness and execution-only requirements, ESMA draws attention to important topics such as proper client profiling with the aim of informing the clients and keeping them always up to date about their investment risks. Our Francesco Mocci has shared his opinion on […]
Crypto-currencies – the (in)famous “Terra-LUNA” case has deeply shaken the crypto world. Are stablecoins really stable? Are regulations on market abuse applicable? Have intermediaries become superfluous? Do those who have lost their own savings have any possibility of being reimbursed for their losses? And by whom? Our Fabio Coco has spoken on the issue with […]
BNPL | The phenomenon of Buying Now and Paying Later is growing with an exponential rate, also thanks to a simple scheme that both consumers and merchants approve of. In the following years the sector may witness an important change due to the review of the Consumer Credit Directive, in which the European Commission is […]
The Mifid Review and the new controversial document issued by the EC on the new suitability assessment. Interview to Luca Zitiello in Plus, supplement of the daily newspaper Il Sole 24Ore, by Antonio Criscione. Read here (Italian only)
Consob’s regulatory action plan for the year 2022. Luca Zitiello talks about the Mifid II review in an interview by Antonio Criscione for Plus, supplement of the daily newspaper Il Sole 24Ore. Read here (Italian only)
Cryptocurrencies | The impact of the restrictive measures taken in view of the conflict in Ukraine on the world of cryptocurrencies. With Regulations No. 394 and 398 of 9 March 2022, the European Union has imposed restrictive measures against Russia and Belarus such as financing limitations via securities, including therein also crypto-assets, thereby restricting even […]
Private equity facing the challenge of “democratic” alternative funds. The importance of capital injection that finances the real economy and the new instruments that can make it happen. Nicola Dimitri’s interview to Luca Zitiello in the April issue of We Wealth magazine. Read here (Italian only)
