The Situation: On October 5, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Green Bond Regulation ("EuGB Regulation"), establishing a voluntary harmonized standard open to both EU and...more
11/27/2023
/ EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
UK
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
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
EBA Report on Developing a Framework for Sustainable Securitisation -
The EBA Report examines how sustainability could be introduced in the specific context of the securitisation market in order to support its sound...more
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
In Short The Situation: As of the close of the Brexit transition period ending on December 31, 2020 ("Withdrawal Date"), UK banks, UK investment firms, and UK electronic money institutions ("UK Financial Institutions") can...more
The Situation: The New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") and the European Banking Authority ("EBA") have published guidance relating to Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance ("ESG")...more
With the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the lockdown measures imposed by governments across the world, international capital markets participants are looking for financings to address the social and...more
The Situation: The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on businesses across various sectors in Italy.
The Action: Further to the Law Decree No. 18 of March 17, 2020 (the "Cura Italia Decree"), the Italian Government...more
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
The Situation: The European Central Bank ("ECB") has announced that it will set bank-specific supervisory expectations for the provisioning of non-performing loans ("NPLs") in a consistent way across comparable banks, which...more
Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Content and Format of the STS Notification -
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, which lays down a general framework for securitisation and creates a specific framework for simple,...more
3/16/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Creditors ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Transparency
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation ("Regulation") came into force on 18 January 2018 and will...more
3/6/2018
/ Aggregation Rules ,
Capital Requirements ,
Data Collection ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Trade Repositories
Draft Technical Standards Published for Consultation by the European Supervisory Authorities—An Update and Overview -
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, which is known as the "Securitisation Regulation" and lays down a general...more
Law no. 124 of August 4, 2017 ("Law 124") provides important new rules on financial leases in Italy. It introduces a statutory definition of "financial lease" and deals with the event of serious breach (grave inadempimento)...more
8/30/2017
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Leases ,
Finance Lease Contract ,
Financial Institutions ,
Italy ,
Lessee ,
Lessor ,
New Rules
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