Italy: Compliance

Italy's implementation of AIFMD II fundamentally reshapes the regulatory landscape for private credit funds lending into Italian markets. The reform introduces harmonized EU-wide rules for loan-originating AIFs while expanding Italy's domestic definition of credit funds, creating both streamlined cross-border access and new structural constraints. How will the 20% concentration limit on financial-sector borrowers affect real estate lending transactions, and what does this mean for fund design, leverage stra

L'INAIL e l'ABI hanno firmato un protocollo d'intesa per facilitare l'accesso delle imprese a finanziamenti pubblici destinati a investimenti in salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. L'accordo mira a promuovere la prevenzione dei rischi, la tutela della salute dei dipendenti e l'innovazione tecnologica attraverso una collaborazione rafforzata tra banche e imprese.

On 8 July 2026, INAIL and the Italian Banking Association signed a protocol to facilitate investment in workplace health and safety. The agreement aims to help businesses access public funding for risk prevention, employee health protection, and technological innovation through enhanced collaboration with participating banks.

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 introduced by the European Union to create a safer, more transparent and responsible digital environment. The legislation regulates the activities of online platforms, marketplaces, social networks and digital intermediaries operating in the European market.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on a pivotal dispute concerning Italy's beneficial ownership register, addressing whether fiduciary mandates should be treated like trusts for transparency purposes.

Following a European Commission complaint by the Italian Association of Chartered Accountants, Italy has aligned its VAT treatment of merger leveraged buy-out transactions with EU law.

Italy was ranked in 15th place in the 2021 edition of our annual Global Business Complexity Index, rising from 36th place in 2020.

The increasingly frequent use by businesses of digital service providers (given the advantages – in terms of expanding business opportunities – that they can achieve) has led to a significant...

In Italy, D.Lgs. n. 231/2001 introduced the principle of the administrative responsibility of companies for the crimes committed by the leaders and persons subject to their supervision (employees, suppliers, etc.) ...