News

• Consob prohibits as a precautionary measure the activities in Italy of the Cypriot investment firm Hoch Capital Ltd - First intervention of this kind to protect Italian investors (Press Release of December 10^th, 2019)
• Amendments to the Consob Issuers Regulations regarding the admission to trading of reserved open AIF, AIF marketing and advertising activities - Document for consultation (December 9^th, 2019)
• Consob has ordered the black-out of 4 websites that offer financial services illegally (Press Release of December 6^th, 2019)
• Temporary suspension of trading in Italian regulated markets and multilateral trading systems with reference to securities issued or guaranteed by CHL spa (Resolution n. 21170 of 5 December 2019)
• Cybersecurity, Consob adheres to the CERTFin (Press Release 3 December 2019)
• Consob has ordered the black-out of 6 websites that offer financial services illegally (Press Release of November 29^th, 2019)
• Public consultation on the Three-Year Prevention Plan about Corruption and Transparency (PTPCT) of Consob 2020-2022 (26 November 2019)
• The challenge set by the technological innovations to the current institutional framework of monetary and financial markets: some reflections. Lectio of the President of Consob Paolo Savona (25 November 2019)
• Consob has ordered the black-out of 5 websites that offer financial services illegally (Press Release of November 22^nd, 2019)
• Consob has ordered the black-out of 6 websites that offer financial services illegally (Press Release of November 15^th, 2019)
• Joint Banca d'Italia/Consob Communication of 4 November 2019: Update to the Joint Banca d'Italia/Consob Communication of 5 June 2013 regarding the application of the ESMA Guidelines on the exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under Regulation (EU) 236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps.
• Consob has ordered the black-out of 6 websites that offer financial services illegally (Press Release of November 11^th, 2019)
• Pulished the Consob Report 2019 on financial investments of Italian households (November 8^th, 2019)
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Consob and the Bank of Italy on investment services and activities and collective asset management (Consob and Bank of Italy joint Press Release of November 6^th, 2019)
• Rome, 20 November 2019: Open Hearing on the amendment of the European Regulation on Market Abuse (MAR)
• Consob has ordered the black-out of 6 websites that offer financial services illegally (Press Release of November 4^th, 2019)
• Changes to the Regulation on Transactions with Related Parties, to the Markets Regulation and to the Issuers Regulation with reference to the transparency of remunerations, to the asset managers and to the consultants on voting, following the Directive (EU) 2017/828 (Shareholder Rights Directive 2) - Document for consultation
• The consultation launched on 23 September 2019 by Consob and IVASS on the regulatory changes needed for the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive - IDD is extended until 15 November 2019
• Notice regarding the Guidelines on Risk Factors pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation issued by ESMA according to the provisions of art. 16 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1029 (29 October 2019)
• Esma published the common enforcement priorities for 2019 financial reports for listed companies (29 October 2019)
• Note on the Bio-on case (Press Release of October 25^th, 2019)
• Consob has published the results of the public consultation on the amendments to the Consob Administration and Accounting Regulations for the purpose of establishing the Contribution Revenue Stabilization Fund in the Consob Financial Statements to cover fluctuations in annual contribution revenue (October 25^th, 2019)
• Be aware of fraud! Consob orders to internet providers to block the access to 7 unauthorized websites offering financial services (Press Release of 24 october 2019)
• Changes to Consob Regulation no. 18592 of 26 June 2013 on the collection of risk capital through online portals and subsequent amendments and additions (Crowdfunding Regulation) to adapt to the changes introduced by the 2019 budget law: results of the consultation with the market (October 18^th, 2019)
• Be aware of fraud! Consob orders to internet providers to block the access to 5 unauthorized websites offering financial services (Press Release of 18 october 2019)