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AIFMD II and Italian Credit AIFs: What changes for lending into Italy
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
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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New Italian AML Requirement: Bank Of Italy Mandates Notification Of The AML Responsible Officer
Italy's Bank of Italy has introduced a mandatory notification requirement for the appointment of AML responsible officers, effective July 2026. Obliged entities under the Bank of Italy's supervision must now communicate appointments and changes within specific timeframes through designated procedures. This analysis provides a comprehensive Q&A format breakdown of the new requirements, communication modalities, and critical compliance deadlines that financial intermediaries must meet.
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A&O Shearman
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Have You Got An Old Italian Bank Account?
What am I talking about? I am referring to the basic bank accounts that people use in Italy — those accounts that were probably set up when you first moved here, perhaps because the person you were buying a house from suggested opening an account at the same branch to make life easier, or because you were referred to the local bank simply because “everyone uses it”, or because someone knew someone who could open an account for you even before you were officially resident.
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AIFMD II and Italian Credit AIFs: What changes for lending into Italy
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
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New Italian AML Requirement: Bank Of Italy Mandates Notification Of The AML Responsible Officer
Italy's Bank of Italy has introduced a mandatory notification requirement for the appointment of AML responsible officers, effective July 2026. Obliged entities under the Bank of Italy's supervision must now communicate appointments and changes within specific timeframes through designated procedures. This analysis provides a comprehensive Q&A format breakdown of the new requirements, communication modalities, and critical compliance deadlines that financial intermediaries must meet.
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Contractual AIFs: Crisis Resolution Instruments And Legal Personality (Podcast)
In this podcast, Alberto Claretta-Assandri, head of Italy Funds and Financial Regulatory, and Tommaso Paltrinieri, senior associate from the restructuring team, provide an overview of the proposed reform of the Italian Financial Act with reference to the new insolvency-related measures applicable to Italian funds and their implications to the long-debated issue of their legal status.
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