News of the week:
SMEs and the stock market: between opportunity and flight. The figures that Italy cannot ignore - The First Annual Report paints a picture of a scenario in which SMEs struggle to access the capital market, despite it being considered a powerful accelerator of growth and competitiveness
19 February 2026 - Conference "SMEs, competition and capital markets: an international comparison"
Watch for scams! Financial fraud: Consob blocks 8 new websites
Financial education: applications open for Global Money Week (16-22 March 2026)

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Save the date: 19 February 2026 - Conference "SMEs, competition and capital markets: an international comparison"
Financial education: applications for Global Money Week (16-22 March 2026)
In 2025, the stock market is at its highest, but the system remains undersized - Capital Markets in Italy report: stock market growing strongly, but structural problems remain. Private equity consolidates
EBA, ESMA and EIOPA issue advice on protecting investors from online fraud and scams related to crypto-assets and AI
Watch for scams! Financial fraud: Consob blocks 7 new websites

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Watch for scams! Abusive financial services: Consob blocks 18 new websites
The three-year plan for corruption prevention and transparency (2026–2028) has been approved
Bank of Italy, Consob and Ivass Coordination Table on the application of Ias/Ifrs: guidance on the treatment of stamp duty on life insurance policies
Resolution on the 2026 contribution regime published in the Official Gazette

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Watch for scams! Abusive financial services: Consob blocks 10 new websites
The capitalisation of the Italian stock exchange grows in 2025, worth almost half of Italy's GDP - Stock trading continues to increase (+30%) as does trading in Italian government bonds (+39%) - The number of listed companies admitted to trading continues to decline, with a slight recovery in the Egm segment

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Watch for scams! Consob blocked 5 websites providing illegal financial services

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Finfluencers, ESMA issues tips for responsible conduct
Open Finance, a lever for market development when accompanied by user protection - Consob FinTech Notebook No. 17 published
Memorandum of understanding and collaboration between the Chamber of Deputies and Consob

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Watch for Scams! Five illegal websites blacked out: one more case of unauthorized use of the image of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella
Latest Consob Statistical Bulletin published Double-digit growth in the first half of 2025 for the profits of banks listed in Milan - Insurance companies also perform well, while profits for the rest of the market slow down - Positive performance for companies traded on Egm
Sustainable finance: simpler reporting for SMEs The Sustainable Finance Roundtable launches the operational phase of support for businesses on sustainability with new tools and online training
Fintech Notebook on Greenwashing published: new metrics to prevent misleading sustainability claims by issuers

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Consob warns investors: beware of fraud attempts via fake emails containing illegal references to the Authority - Ten abusive websites blocked and requested to remove a mobile app used to provide illegal financial services: one more case of misuse of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni image
Sustainable finance, pay attention to overconfidence in one's own assessment abilities - Consob publishes a Research Paper on the behaviour of Italian retail investors and the role of financial advice on Esg issues
How is sustainable finance changing in Europe? How are Italy and France responding? Sustainable Finance Working Paper No. 6/2025 published
Update of the TIBER-IT National Guide
Updated list of Italian financial conglomerates as at 31 December 2024

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Watch for Scams! Abusive financial services: over 1,500 websites blacked out by Consob - Since 2019, 2,270 web domains offering illegal investment and crypto-asset services have been blocked
Crypto-assets, Consob issues warnings to investors and a call for attention to operators - The deadline of 30 December 2025, set by the transitional period for compliance with Micar, is approaching
Memorandum of understanding signed between Consob and the Carabinieri
Supervisory contribution also for entities operating on crypto-asset markets

News of the week:
5 December 2025 - Conference on “Schools, teachers and economic and financial education: a field analysis” - Consob Auditorium, Rome
Consob invites Italian operators to participate in the European survey in view of the halving of financial transaction settlement times
Auditors' checklist on the annual financial reports of listed companies updated: information on crypto-assets added
Watch for Scams! Abusive financial services: Consob blacks out 6 abusive websites