Source/Date Brief description

IVASS 05/07/2018

Letter to the market no. 0168396/18 published

The IVASS has published the letter to the market no. 0168396/18, containing indications for insurance companies regarding the authority's expectations on the governance arrangements suitable for ensuring sound and prudent corporate management.

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IVASS 03/07/2018

Regulation no. 38/2018 published

The IVASS has published the Regulation no. 38/2018 related to the provisions on the corporate governance system of insurance companies and groups, implementing Articles 29-bis, 30-septies and 215-bis of Legislative Decree no 209 of 7 September 2005 (Private Insurance Code).

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Consob 28/06/2018

Consultation Paper concerning the alignment of the national legislation to the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 published in the Official Journal

The Consob has published a Consultation Paper concerning the alignment of the national legislation to the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 about the prospectus to be published for the public offering or the admission of securities trading in a regulated market.

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Consob 28/06/2018

Consultation Paper on the amendments to the Issuers Regulation published in the Official Journal

The Consob has published a Consultation Paper on the amendments to the Issuers Regulation, and specifically on pre-contractual information concerning financial products issued by insurance companies, in order to implement the Directive (EU) 2016/97 on insurance distribution in the Italian jurisdiction.

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Bank of Italy 28/06/2018

Bank of Italy Press Release highlighting the identification of third countries published

The Bank of Italy has published a Press Release on 28 June 2018 highlighting the identification of third countries relevant for Italy in accordance with the ESRB/2015/1 recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).

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Bank of Italy 28/06/2018

Supervisory Guidelines on Remuneration of Facilities and Overrunning published

The Bank of Italy has published Supervisory Guidelines on Remuneration of Facilities and Overrunning.

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Ministry of Economy and Finance 19/06/2018

Implementing Decree concerning the basic account published in the Official Journal

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has published an Implementing Decree concerning the basic account. The decree no. 70 of 3 May 2018 concerns the implementing provisions of articles 126-vicies semel, 126-vicies bis and 126-vicies quater of the Consolidated Banking Act, introduced by Legislative Decree 15 March 2017, n. 37, implementing Directive 2014/92/EU on the comparability of fees related to the payment account, the transfer of the payment account and access to the payment account with basic features.

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Italian Government 18/06/2018

Legislative Decree no. 68 published in the Official Journal

The legislative Decree no. 68 dated 21 May 2018 concerning the implementation in Italy of the Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016, related to insurance distribution, has been published in the Official Journal.

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Consob 18/06/2018

Resolution no. 20503 published in the Offical Journal

The Consob Resolution no. 20503 of 28 June 2018 has been published on the Official Journal. The Resolution concerns the beginning of preliminary investigation activities for the registration to the single register, with exemption from the evaluation test, of the independent financial consultants and of the financial advisory firms as well as the start of the supervisory investigation activities related to the financial advisors authorized to out-of-office placement.

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Ministry of Economy and Finance 15/06/2018

Ministry of Economy and Finance Circular published in the Official Journal

The Circular no. 22 of the Ministry of Economy and Finance concerns the application by public administrations of the PSD2, implemented by Legislative Decree no. 218 dated 15 December 2017.

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Bank of Italy 14/06/2018

Consultation Paper aiming at modifying Circular no. 28/2013

The Bank of Italy has published a Consultation Paper in order to modify the Circular no. 28/2013 in the context of the review of guaranteed bank bonds provisions.

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Bank of Italy 12/06/2018

22nd Update of the Circular no. 285/2013 published

The Bank of Italy has published the 22nd Update of the Circular no. 285/2013, supervisory provision for banks, concerning the implementation of several ECB and EBA guidelines.

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Bank of Italy 09/06/2018

Updated version of Circular no. 139/1991 and a new Circular concerning the so called "Anagrafe Soggetti" published

The Bank of Italy has published an updated version of Circular no. 139/1991 and a new Circular concerning the so called "Anagrafe Soggetti". The update no. 17 of 9 June 2018 of the Circular no. 139/1991, concerns the central register of credit risks and Instructions for financial intermediaries. The new Circular no. 302 of 9 June 2018, concerns the instructions for intermediaries about the data to be sent to the Bank of Italy in order to support its surveys.

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IVASS 08/06/2018

Consultation Papers in the context of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)

The IVASS has published the following Consultation Papers in the context of IDD implementation in Italy

  • Consultation Paper no. 5/2018: IVASS Draft Regulation on insurance and re-insurance distribution;
  • Consultation Paper no. 6/2018: IVASS Draft Regulation on disclosure, advertising and creation of insurance products matters;
  • Consultation Paper no. 7/2018: IVASS Draft Regulation concerning the procedure for the application of administrative sanctions.

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Bank of Italy and Consob 08/06/2018

Framework Agreement on the Cooperation and Coordination in the Exercise of Supervisory Functions published

The Bank of Italy and the Consob have published their Framework Agreement on the Cooperation and Coordination in the Exercise of their respective Supervisory Functions.

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Consob 04/06/2018

Communication no. 0186002 published

The Consob published the Communication no. 0186002 concerning the criteria and methodologies for the assessment of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing risks to which auditors and audit firms are exposed in the exercise of their activity.

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