Legislative Decree No 49 of 10 May 2019 was published in the Official Gazette No 134 of 10 June 2019, in implementing the Directive 2017/828 ("SHRD II "), thereby amending Directive 2007/36/EC ("SHRD I ") regarding the encouragement of the long-term commitment of shareholders. In particular, the decree transposes the regulatory safeguards introduced by [...]

During the meeting held on 8 May 2019, the Council of Ministers finally approved the legislative decree which, in implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/828 of the European Parliament and of the Council, introduces new measures aimed at encouraging the long-term involvement of shareholders in the governance of listed companies. In press release no. 58 [...]

In a press release dated 7 March 2019, ESMA announced its approach to the application of certain provisions of particular relevance to MiFID II/MiFIR and the Benchmark Regulation ("BMR")in case the United Kingdom (“UK”) leaves the European Union (“EU”) on the 29thof March 2019 without a withdrawal agreement (so-called “Hard Brexit”). ESMA's statement focuses [...]