The Situation: Prior to the enactment of Capital Requirements Directive ("CRD") VI, corporate governance rules for the financial services industry were not harmonized across EU Member States....more
The Situation: The European Union ("EU") banking legislation has been substantially reviewed and provides notably for a new regime applicable to cross-border activities from non-EU jurisdictions....more
On May 28, 2024, the Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank ("ECB"), Claudia Buch, announced the decision to reform the current process of annual review of credit institutions under direct ECB supervision...more
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The Situation: France has had a registration and licensing process for digital assets service providers for over three years. The recent crisis with Terra Luna and FTX trading platform has made it clear to...more
In 2022, anti-money laundering ("AML") and sanctions controls were at the center of regulatory and enforcement activities in the United States and abroad. Globally, governments have continued to recognize the impact of AML...more
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The Situation: Regulatory "sandboxes" are trending. They represent a unique approach to regulation that permits selected companies to test and experiment with new and innovative products and services....more
On 23 January 2023, the technical standards issued by the Italian Tax Authority relating to the form and the procedure to be adopted for the statutory registration of the Italian non-possessory pledge were published in the...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
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
3/17/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bitcoin ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Italy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Virtual Currency
2021 was a precedent-setting year for anti-money laundering (“AML”) enforcement and legislation. The digital assets industry continued to grow exponentially, driving the associated AML risks to the forefront of regulatory...more
3/10/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Corruption ,
Cryptoassets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Virtual Currency
The Situation: In the last years the Italian legislature reformed the Italian securitization law to foster investments in NPLs/UTPs by Italian and foreign professional investors. A recently approved law decree provides for...more
The Situation: After joining the Blockchain Partnership and setting up a task force dedicated to digital innovation, Italy enacted a set of rules establishing an overarching legal foundation for the validity and...more
On June 15, 2017, the Italian Parliament approved the Conversion Law of Decree no. 50 of April 25, 2017 ("Conversion Law"). The Conversion Law includes a review of the legal framework applicable to Italian securitization...more
6/27/2017
/ Banks ,
Distressed Debt ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Insolvency ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Leases ,
Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ,
Reorganizations ,
Securitization ,
Special Purpose Vehicles