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Competition, Agreements and abuses, Parental liability concept, antitrust control, intercompany transactions, Competition and Market Authority, Provision no. 27016 of 31 January 2018

THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF COMPETITION AND MARKET IN ITS ADMINISTRATION of January 31, 2018; HEARD the Rapporteur; GIVEN the law of 10 October 1990, n. 287; CONSIDERING its resolution of 22 October 2014 with which the Guidelines were adopted on the methods for applying the quantification criteria for administrative pecuniary sanctions imposed by the Authority pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1, of Law no. 287/90 (hereinafter referred to as "Guidelines"); IN VIEW of its provision n. 26064 of 8 June 2016, adopted at the end of the procedure n. I / 783 - Agreement between operators in the Vending sector, with which the...

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Financial, Stock Exchange, Financial Markets, Protection of Investors and Customers of Intermediaries and ADRs

The proceedings of the Consob conference - ACF - Università Bocconi of 11 July 2017 have been published The volume collects the contributions presented at the conference organized by Consob, Arbitrator for Financial Disputes (ACF) and Luigi Bocconi University "Protection of investors and customers of intermediaries and ADRs" held in Milan at the Bocconi University on 11 July 2017 . The conference program, which examined the issues of arbitration in the field of financial markets, saw the opening of the works of Simone ALVARO (head of the Legal Studies Office, Consob Studies Division), the introduction of Marco VENTORUZZO (Bocconi University) , the...

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Financial, Stock Exchange, Financial Markets, the cost of the Mutual Funds in Italy, Time evolution and international comparison

New discipline introduced by MiFID2 The work analyzes the structure and the evolution of the cost of Italian open-end mutual funds in the period 2012-2016. As a preliminary point, the work shows that a very high share of the costs goes to remunerate the distribution activity. In particular, around 70% of the commissions paid to asset management companies are absorbed by distribution costs. It is likely that the new regulation introduced by MiFID2, which contains more restrictive provisions regarding incentives, may lead to a revision of the current distribution and commission models. The study then analyzes in detail the costs of the funds, distinguishing between...

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Banking and Financial, Bank of Italy and Consob, signed integration with the Memorandum of Understanding on the Intermediary Regulation on the management of conflicts of interest that are potentially detrimental to customers

The Bank of Italy and Consob have signed an addition to the Memorandum of Understanding adopted pursuant to art. 5, paragraph 5-bis, of Legislative Decree 58/1998 (TUF). The integration enabled the Bank of Italy to issue the CONSOB agreement on the intermediary regulation issued by the latter; the agreement concerns the relevant aspects concerning the "management of conflicts of interest that are potentially detrimental to customers, including those deriving from remuneration and incentive systems". February 16, 2018 Source Bank of Italy Prot_Cnsb_BI_20180215...

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Environment, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Companies, New Growth Opportunities, Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy and Public Services of the Republic of Mauritius

Signed in Port Louis a Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Protection of the Italian Territory and the Ministry of Energy and Public Services of the Republic of Mauritius for cooperation in the field of renewable energy, of energy efficiency and the fight against climate change. They signed the Memorandum of Understanding, the General Manager Francesco La Camera, for Italy, and the Senior Chief Executive Nirmaladevi Nababsing, for Mauritius. The strong exposure and vulnerability to climate change makes the Small Islands in Development a strategic priority for the Ministry of the Environment. To date, in fact, almost 50...

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Environment, Companies, New growth opportunities, LIFE Program, EU funding dedicated exclusively to the environment, nature conservation and climate action

Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/210 of 12 February 2018 With the Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/210 of 12 February 2018, the LIFE Multi-Year Work Program for the period 2018-2020 (MAWP 2018-2010) was adopted, taking into account recent updates in EU policy, such as the "circular economy action plan" and the "action plan for nature, citizens and the economy". The document specifies how, over the next three years, the LIFE program - the only EU funding instrument dedicated exclusively to the environment, nature conservation and climate action - will guide applicants towards strategic priorities of the EU, will divide its overall budget (amounting to EUR...

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Companies, Smart & Start Italy, innovative start-ups throughout Italy, facilitations aimed at supporting birth and development, Ministerial circular 14 February 2018, n. 102159 Mise

Modifications and additions The circular introduces some changes and additions to the ministerial circular December 10, 2014, n. 68032 laying down the criteria and methods for granting subsidies aimed at supporting the creation and development of innovative start-ups throughout Italy. The press release relating to the circular was published in the Official Gazette no. 42 of 20 February 2018. Source Ministry of Economic Development   Circolare-14-02-2018-n-102159 Mise Testo-aggiornato-Circolare-10-dicembre-2014-n68032...

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Companies, National Business Plan 4.0, 2017 Results and Actions for 2018

Minister Carlo Calenda in Turin presented the results for 2017 and the actions for 2018 of the National Business Plan 4.0 He opened the proceedings, moderated by Andrea Cabrini (CNBC Class), the Minister of Economy and Finance, Pier Carlo Padoan. The President of the Council of Ministers, Paolo Gentiloni, closed the meeting. The presentation took place at the Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR), the new hub dedicated to creativity, innovation and business acceleration. One year after the introduction of Business Plan 4.0, I share the budget with you. Here are some data from the monitoring analysis that you can find on the website of the Ministry...

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